yell

Meaning

Verb

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.
3. (informal) To tell someone off, to scold or rebuke, typically in a loud and angry manner.

Noun

1. A shout.
2. A phrase to be shouted.

Adj

dry (of cow)

Synonyms

shout

scream

😱

cry

😢

roar

bawl

cry out

howl

bellow

call

holler

shriek

call out

screech

yelp

outcry

squall

clamour

squeal

vociferate

shout out

whoop

bark

hollo

clamor

exclaim

make noise

wail

blare

thunder

🌩️

hail

scold

shout loudly

vociferation

shouting

scream out

bluster

bray

caterwaul

halloo

sing

snarl

sound

🔉

speak out

squawk

trumpet

🎺

ululate

yowl

cry loudly

raise one’s voice

speak loudly

Translations

crier

schreien

gritar

hurler

gridare

brüllen

gritar

schreeuwen

roepen

😢

bağırmak

grido

😢

urlare

😱

cri

😢

brullen

rufen

Pronounced as (IPA)

/jɛl/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: ȝellen

Inherited from Old English: ġiellan

Cognate with Saterland Frisian: gälje

Cognate with Dutch: gillen

Cognate with German: gellen

In summary

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”).