yell

5 definitions found

yell - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Yell \Yell\, v. t.
     To utter or declare with a yell; to proclaim in a loud tone.
     --Shak.
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  Yell \Yell\, n.
     A sharp, loud, hideous outcry.
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           Their hideous yells
           Rend the dark welkin.                    --J. Philips.
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  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[aum]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.
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           They yelleden as feendes doon in helle.  --Chaucer.
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           Nor the night raven, that still deadly yells.
                                                    --Spenser.
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           Infernal ghosts and hellish furies round
           Environed thee; some howled, some yelled. --Milton.
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yell - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  yell
      n 1: a loud utterance; often in protest or opposition; "the
           speaker was interrupted by loud cries from the rear of the
           audience" [syn: cry, outcry, call, yell, shout,
           vociferation]
      2: a loud utterance of emotion (especially when inarticulate);
         "a cry of rage"; "a yell of pain" [syn: cry, yell]
      v 1: utter a sudden loud cry; "she cried with pain when the
           doctor inserted the needle"; "I yelled to her from the
           window but she couldn't hear me" [syn: shout, shout out
           , cry, call, yell, scream, holler, hollo,
           squall]
      2: utter or declare in a very loud voice; "You don't have to
         yell--I can hear you just fine" [syn: yell, scream]

yell - Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :

  103 Moby Thesaurus words for "yell":
     alleluia, applaud, applause, bark, battle cry, bawl, bellow,
     bemoan, bewail, blare, blat, blubber, boom, bray, breathe, buzz,
     cackle, call, caterwaul, chant, cheer, chirp, chorus of cheers,
     coo, crow, cry, cry for joy, cry out, deplore, drawl, exclaim,
     flute, gasp, give a cheer, groan, growl, grunt, hail, hallelujah,
     halloo, hiss, holler, hollo, hooray, hoot, hosanna, howl, hurrah,
     hurray, huzzah, keen, lament, lilt, make an outcry, moan, mumble,
     murmur, mutter, paean, pant, pipe, rah, rallying cry, roar, rumble,
     scream, screech, shout, shout hosanna, shriek, sibilate, sigh,
     sing, snap, snarl, snort, sob, squall, squawk, squeal, thunder,
     tirade, trumpet, twang, ululate, vociferate, wail, war cry,
     war whoop, warble, weep, whine, whisper, whoop, yammer, yap, yawl,
     yawp, yelp, yip, yippee, yo-ho, yowl