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yell en · NOUN · etymology 1

Pronunciation

Etymology

From Middle English ȝellen, yellen, from Old English ġiellan, from Proto-Germanic *gellaną. Cognate with Saterland Frisian gälje (“to yell”), Dutch gillen (“to yell”), German Low German gellen (“to yell”), German gellen (“to yell”).

Meanings

  1. A shout.
  2. A phrase to be shouted.
    • After the dinner a general reception was held in the spacious parlors of the hotel during which the occasion was very much enlivened with the old college songs and old college yells, which transported us all in mind and feelings[…] 1912, The Michigan Alumnus, volume 18, page 152:

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
yells Number=Plur lexicographic

Deriveds

give one a yell · cell yell · Tarzan yell · rebel yell

Descendants

yel

Translations (19)

sa क्रोश (a shout) · ga liú (a shout) · gl alarido (a shout) · gl berro (a shout) · izh möry (a shout) · es grito (a shout) · uk крик (a shout) · izh kiljahus (a shout) · es voceo (a shout) · eo kriego (a slogan to be shouted) · bg крясък (a shout) · gl grito (a shout) · enm yel (a shout) · es gritoneo (a shout) · es vociferación (a shout) · bg вик (a shout) · fi huuto (a shout) · uk ве́реск (a shout) · az anqırtı (a shout)

yell en · VERB · etymology 1

Pronunciation

Etymology

From Middle English ȝellen, yellen, from Old English ġiellan, from Proto-Germanic *gellaną. Cognate with Saterland Frisian gälje (“to yell”), Dutch gillen (“to yell”), German Low German gellen (“to yell”), German gellen (“to yell”).

Meanings

  1. (intransitive) To shout; holler; make a loud sound with the voice, especially to express intense emotions such as anger or excitement.
  2. (transitive) To convey by shouting.
    • He yelled directions to the party from the car.
  3. (followed by at, informal, usually) To tell someone off, to scold or rebuke, typically in a loud and angry manner.
    • that uncle sent some … email yelling about how changing the name of Fort Bragg was outrageous 2023 November 10, "TalkThirtyToMe", Instagram post
    • Nobody likes to receive an email yelling 'ASAP' right in the subject line. 2020 August 12, Nils van Dam, Dado Van Peteghem, Metasystems: How trust can change the world, Die Keure Publishing, →ISBN:
    • They sent another email yelling at us to get our reports in on time. (or) They sent another email yelling about how we had to get our reports in on time.
    • If I come home late again, my dad is gonna yell at me.

Forms

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yelling Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
yells Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
yelled Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
yelled Tense=Past lexicographic

Deriveds

yell at the clouds · yell at cloud · yell out · yelly · yell at the cloud · yell silently · yeller · yell at clouds · yell at a cloud

Relateds

gale · yelp

Synonyms

shout (shout) · call (shout) · holler (shout) · cry (shout)

Translations (100)

ur چلانا (shout (verb)) · es vociferar (shout (verb)) · fo rópa (shout (verb)) · la clāmō (shout (verb)) · he צָרַח (shout (verb)) · pl krzyczeć (shout (verb)) · ko 외치다 (shout (verb)) · ro țipa (shout (verb)) · hy գոռալ (shout (verb)) · is gala (shout (verb)) · cs řvát (shout (verb)) · ka კივილი (shout (verb)) · oj biibaagi (shout (verb)) · vi la hét (shout (verb)) · it strillare (shout (verb)) · fr hurler (shout (verb)) · mi hāmama (shout (verb)) · es vocear (shout (verb)) · ro urla (shout (verb)) · io bramar (shout (verb)) · cs ječet (shout (verb)) · da skrige (shout (verb)) · gl barullar (shout (verb)) · mi tīwaha (shout (verb)) · is öskra (shout (verb)) · nap alluccà (shout (verb)) · kix vīe (shout (verb)) · el σκούζω (shout (verb)) · gl golear (shout (verb)) · hu ordít (shout (verb)) · hy բղավել (shout (verb)) · el ωρύομαι (shout (verb)) · bg викам (shout (verb)) · fur vosâ (shout (verb)) · no skrike (shout (verb)) · grc βοάω (shout (verb)) · wyi karrim-neen (shout (verb)) · mi auare (shout (verb)) · nrf heurler (shout (verb)) · cmn 叫喊 (shout (verb)) · el κραυγάζω (shout (verb)) · cmn(shout (verb)) · gl bracar (shout (verb)) · ru вопи́ть (shout (verb)) · no rope (shout (verb)) · hu kiáltozik (shout (verb)) · rup aurlu (shout (verb)) · uga 𐎕𐎈 (shout (verb)) · it urlare (shout (verb)) · ruq strig (shout (verb)) · ja 叫ぶ (shout (verb)) · de schreien (shout (verb)) · mi hāparangi (shout (verb)) · gl berrar (shout (verb)) · es huchear (shout (verb)) · da råbe (shout (verb)) · es exclamar (shout (verb)) · fi huutaa (shout (verb)) · ang ġiellan (shout (verb)) · io kriar (shout (verb)) · chr ᎨᏡᎲᏍᎦ (shout (verb)) · ar صَاحَ (shout (verb)) · km ស្រែក (shout (verb)) · is hrópa (shout (verb)) · pt gritar (shout (verb)) · mi pararē (shout (verb)) · ro striga (shout (verb)) · arz صاح (shout (verb)) · ka ყვირილი (shout (verb)) · ota سسلنمك (shout (verb)) · uk крича́ти (shout (verb)) · es gritonear (shout (verb)) · ckb ھاوار کردن (shout (verb)) · ru крича́ть (shout (verb)) · sq bërtas (shout (verb)) · ota چاغرمق (shout (verb)) · es gritar (shout (verb)) · fi räyhätä (to scold by yelling) · eo kriegi (shout (verb)) · enm yellen (shout (verb)) · ko 소리치다 (shout (verb)) · th ตะโกน (shout (verb)) · ru ора́ть (shout (verb)) · fr gueuler (shout (verb)) · eo insulti (to scold by yelling) · it gridare (shout (verb)) · bg крещя (shout (verb)) · uk вереща́ти (shout (verb)) · rup urlu (shout (verb)) · el ουρλιάζω (shout (verb)) · chr ᎠᏙᎯᎠ (shout (verb)) · fi rähjätä (to scold by yelling) · el φωνάζω (shout (verb)) · tr bağırmak (shout (verb)) · hi चिल्लाना (shout (verb)) · gd sgal (shout (verb)) · nl schreeuwen (shout (verb)) · fur urlâ (shout (verb)) · it sbraitare (shout (verb)) · ang hrīeman (shout (verb))

yell en · ADJ · etymology 2

Pronunciation

Etymology

Borrowed from Scots yeld (“ceasing to give milk”).

Meanings

  1. (Ulster, not-comparable) dry (of cow)