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UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈjɛl/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/jɛl/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(yel)

yell /yɛl/USA pronunciation v.

to cry out;
shout: [no object]kids yelling in the schoolyard.[~ (+ out) + object]to yell (out) insults.[used with quotations]"Come back here right now!'' he yelled.

n. [countable]

a shout.

yell (yel),USA pronunciation

to cry out or speak with a strong, loud, clear sound;
shout:He always yells when he is angry.
to scream with pain, fright, etc.

v.t.

to utter or tell by yelling:to yell an order to the troops.

a cry uttered by yelling.
a cheer or shout of fixed words or syllables, as one adopted by a school or college to encourage a team.

bef. 1000; (verb, verbal) Middle English yellen, Old English gellan, giellan; cognate with German gellen to resound, Dutch gillen; akin to Old English galan to sing (see nightingale); (noun, nominal) Middle English, derivative of the verb, verbal

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yell /jɛl/ vb

to shout, scream, cheer, or utter in a loud or piercing way

a loud piercing inarticulate cry, as of pain, anger, or fear
US Canadian a rhythmic cry of words or syllables, used in cheering in unison

Etymology: Old English giellan; related to Old Saxon gellon, Old High German gellan, Old Norse gjalla; see nightingaleˈyeller n

'yell' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

bruit - caterwaul - holler - hoot - hurl - rail - semivowel - shout - squall - war whoop - bark - cowabunga - cry - exclaim - geschrei - Gjallar-horn - go - howl - murder - nightingale - outyell - rebel yell - roar

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Synonyms: shout, scream, roar, screech, shriek, more...

Collocations: a [piercing, sharp, loud] yell, an ear- [deafening, piercing] yell, let out a yell of [fear, pain, anger], more...

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