English Explanatory Dictionary

yell

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To shout; holler; make a loud sound with the voice, especially to express intense emotions such as anger or excitement.
  2. To convey by shouting.
  3. 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
  1. dry (of cow)
name
  1. The second-largest island in the Shetland Islands council area, Scotland.
  2. An unincorporated community in Marshall County, Tennessee, United States, named after Archibald Yell.
  3. A surname.

Pronunciation

/jɛl/ en-us-yell.ogg

Word forms

yell yells yelling yelled

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”).

Synonyms

call cry holler shout

Related words

gale yelp

Derived words

yell at a cloud yell at cloud yell at clouds yell at the cloud yell at the clouds yeller yell out yell silently yelly cell yell give one a yell rebel yell Tarzan yell Yell County Yellville
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