Verb
We saw people yelling for help.
I heard someone yelling my name.
The crowd was yelling wildly. Noun
the crowd gave a yell of approval
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Verb
Alex yells out amid a chorus of friends and family singing happy birthday.—Kc Baker, Peoplemag, 14 May 2024 Someone can be heard yelling expletives at the suspect.—Chris Pandolfo, Fox News, 12 May 2024 See all Example Sentences for yell
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Word History
Etymology
Verb
Middle English yellen, going back to Old English giellan, gyllan, going back to Germanic *gellan- (whence also Old High German kellen, gellen "to make a shrill sound," Old Norse gjalla "to scream"), perhaps a back-formation from *gullōn-, iterative derivative of *galan- "to sing, cry" — more at nightingale
Noun
Middle English yel, yelle, derivative of yellen "to yell entry 1"
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