1
as in to scream
to cry out loudly and emotionally
yelled with fear when the speeding car veered onto the crowded sidewalk
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2
as in to shout
to speak so as to be heard at a distance
I yelled to the kids in the backyard that it was time to go home
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as in shout
a loud vocal expression of strong emotion
the crowd gave a yell of approval
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Recent Examples of yell
Arkansas Online, 5 Jan. 2026
The video opens with Ryder lounging on a plastic lounge chair, unfazed, while her muscular partner paces nearby, yelling into his phone.
—Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 5 Jan. 2026
John J. Lennon, Rolling Stone, 23 Sep. 2025
Miloti said, ending her speech with a triumphant yell.
—Saba Hamedy, NBC news, 15 Sep. 2025
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Verb
The majority of these fans yelled for Vanderbilt, and Ralph thanked them for being loud through introductions to the final minutes when the Commodores needed them most.
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When the yells stopped, Shane pulled over by a deserted area overrun with weeds.
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Hearing the Creature screaming his name, Victor turns back.—
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For all the talk about home-field advantage and the Bears needing their fans to scream 20 percent louder and be 30 percent drunker than usual, past precedent shows that won’t matter much.—
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Davis stood up and shouted at referee Jeffrey Anderson.—
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The post even shouted out Moore, who was absent.—
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United Methodist leadership with the bishop’s office preached to students, who welcomed the leaders with excited howls.—
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Frehley picks up on the drummer’s simmering syncopation hereand unleashes a banshee-like howl of a solo that still clings to the band’s rhythm.—
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Normally, scent voices are mere whispers compared to the screams and angry shouts of humans, but in that section, certain sensitive plant species shrieked incessantly because of their proximity to plants that hindered their growth.—
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This seems to me as offensive to rationality as a saint shrieking into the air.—
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The 45-year-old's work at the CBS Evening News desk was even criticized by fellow TV personality Megyn Kelly, who relentlessly mocked Dokoupil for crying during a CBS News Miami clip that saw him being interviewed by a local broadcaster and subsequently crying over memories of his childhood.—
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Jane and Darlene have both cried on the runway recently.—
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Dozens of Morton Grove kiddos helped to ring in the New Year about 12 hours before the calendar change, blowing noisemakers and squealing with excitement as balloons were released to celebrate the move into 2026.—
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Most of the comedy is of the slapstick variety, including set-pieces with a live tarantula, a dead squirrel and a squealing wild hog.—
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Anez Cooper were hollering for the play.—
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There are hoots and hollers from raucous tourists on Bourbon Street, for example.—
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“Yell.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/yell. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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