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yelled |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Yell \Yell\ (y[e^]l), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Yelled}; p. pr & vb n. {Yelling}.] [OE. yellen, [yogh]ellen, AS giellan gillan, gyllan akin to D. gillen, OHG. gellan, G. gellen, Icel. gjalla Sw g["a]lla to ring, resound, and to AS., OS., & OHG. galan to sing, Icel. gala. Cf 1st {Gale}, and {Nightingale}.] To cry out or shriek, with a hideous noise; to cry or scream as with agony or horror. They yelleden as feendes doon in helle. --Chaucer. Nor the night raven, that still deadly yells. --Spenser. Infernal ghosts and hellish furies round Environed thee; some howled, some yelled. --Milton. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: yelled adj : in a vehement outcry; "his shouted words of encouragement could be heard over the crowd noises" [syn: {shouted}]
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