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yell silently en · VERB

Pronunciation

Meanings

  1. (idiomatic) To think very strong thoughts that one wishes to yell out loud but does not.
    • He yelled silently at R. Daneel: Machine! 1964. Isaac Asimov, The Rest of the Robots, Doubleday, page 341
    • Hurry, he yelled silently to the pilot. Hurry! 2002. Elizabeth Lowell, Eden Burning, HarperCollins, page 365
    • Shut up, he yelled silently as the woman cried out in pain and terror in the cabin behind him. 1988. Craig Thomas, Winter Hawk, Morrow, page 373

Forms

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