yell
//jɛl//
Forms
- present (v1)
- yell
- past (v2)
- yelled
- past participle (v3)
- yelled
- present participle
- yelling
- 3rd person singular
- yells
- Plural
- yells
Definitions
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.
- He yelled directions to the party from the car.
3.To tell someone off, to scold or rebuke, typically in a loud and angry manner.(informal)
- If I come home late again, my dad is gonna yell at me.
- Nobody likes to receive an email yelling 'ASAP' right in the subject line.
- They sent another email yelling at us to get our reports in on time. (or) They sent another email yelling about how we had to get our reports in on time.
1.A shout.
2.A phrase to be shouted.
1.dry (of cow)
Frequency
Overall
Uncommon· #2542
By learning goal
- Everyday conversation
- Rare
- General reading & writing
- Rare
- Academic
- Rare
- Literature
- Rare
Related words
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”).