as in screaming
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as in shrieking
to cry out loudly and emotionally
yelled with fear when the speeding car veered onto the crowded sidewalk
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as in shouting
to speak so as to be heard at a distance
I yelled to the kids in the backyard that it was time to go home
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Recent Examples of yelling
Chris Willman, Variety, 26 Dec. 2024
There are people yelling at the other people to shut up.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 26 Dec. 2024
Everybody was yelling his name.
—Bruce Feldman, The Athletic, 26 Dec. 2024
Three were arrested, including — and here’s perhaps the wildest part — an unrelated man who showed up armed at the scene hours later, after a relative told him about the shooting, surrendered his firearms to police and began yelling at them.
—Joanna Allhands, The Arizona Republic, 26 Dec. 2024
The house’s owner, who was outside, ran at the dog, yelling, using some choice words.
—James Parker, The Atlantic, 24 Dec. 2024
And people get upset and start yelling, what the hell is this crap?
—Stephen Deusner, SPIN, 23 Dec. 2024
Witnesses claim the confrontation began when Holcomb approached Payne and her friend outside the club, reportedly yelling at them.
—Amber Corrine, VIBE.com, 23 Dec. 2024
There’s a lot of yelling and shoving and such, all on Tommy’s part.
—Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 22 Dec. 2024
Verb
And there are people yelling for Dylan to come back.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 26 Dec. 2024
There are people yelling at the other people to shut up.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 26 Dec. 2024
Everybody was yelling his name.
—Bruce Feldman, The Athletic, 26 Dec. 2024
Three were arrested, including — and here’s perhaps the wildest part — an unrelated man who showed up armed at the scene hours later, after a relative told him about the shooting, surrendered his firearms to police and began yelling at them.
—Joanna Allhands, The Arizona Republic, 26 Dec. 2024
The house’s owner, who was outside, ran at the dog, yelling, using some choice words.
—James Parker, The Atlantic, 24 Dec. 2024
And people get upset and start yelling, what the hell is this crap?
—Stephen Deusner, SPIN, 23 Dec. 2024
Witnesses claim the confrontation began when Holcomb approached Payne and her friend outside the club, reportedly yelling at them.
—Amber Corrine, VIBE.com, 23 Dec. 2024
There’s a lot of yelling and shoving and such, all on Tommy’s part.
—Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 22 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for yelling
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But most ominous of all, at least for me, are the howling winds.Eric Berger, Ars Technica, 9 July 2024
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Their capabilities range from merely howling threats, to throwing Molotov cocktails, to carrying out suicide operations or blowing up cars, to seizing control of territory—at least for a time.Nelly Lahoud, Foreign Affairs, 13 Aug. 2021
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Critics say that one of the most vocal proponents of that previous effort, Michigan rocker Ted Nugent, didn’t help the cause.Andrew McKean, Outdoor Life, 17 Jan. 2025
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Trump's choice for energy secretary is Chris Wright, CEO of hydraulic fracturing drilling company Liberty Energy and a vocal advocate for fracking and oil and gas development.Michael Gfoeller And David H. Rundell, Newsweek, 16 Jan. 2025
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This is quite ironic, considering the fact that, in real life, Rossellini is an outspoken advocate for embracing aging.Stacia Datskovska, WWD, 5 Jan. 2025
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Cheney, an outspoken critic of Trump, has long found herself at the center of the former president’s ire.Sophia Vento, The Hill, 3 Jan. 2025
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“Yelling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/yelling. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
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