Yell

Definition: Yell

Yell

Noun

1. A loud utterance; often in protest or opposition; "the speaker was interrupted by loud cries from the rear of the audience".

2. A loud utterance of emotion (especially when inarticulate); "a cry of rage"; "a yell of pain".

Verb

1. Utter a sudden loud cry; "she cried with pain when the doctor inserted the needle"; "I yelled to her from the window but she couldn't hear me".

2. Utter or declare in a very loud voice; "You don't have to yell--I can hear you just fine".

Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
 

Date "yell" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1380. (references)

Synonyms: Yell

Attack

Phrase: "the din of arms, the yell of savage rage, the shriek of agony, the groan of death"; "their fatal hands no second stroke intend"; "thirst for glory quells the love of life".

Crosswords: Yell

Ok you guys yell at her, and I'm gonna check with the Elders and see what they know. (Charmed; writing credit: Colman deKay)

I could yell for help, but nobody would help me. (Johnny Got His Gun; writing credit: Dalton Trumbo)

I've had the best time coming to this funny little restaurant and having you yell at me in the bathroom! (Six Feet Under; writing credit: David Starkey)

She just wanted to be heard. Sometimes children yell, or cry or draw pictures (The Ring; writing credit: Ehren Kruger)

Do you remember that talk we had about how you yell all the time? (The Tick; writing credit: Larry Charles; Lon Diamond)

If you wanna party let me hear you yell (Everybody(Backstreet's Back); performing artist: BACKSTREET BOYS)

If the band slows down we'll yell for more ("Rock Around the Clock"; performing artist: Bill Haley & the Comets)

Yell it universal y'all, uh, uh (E.I.; performing artist: Nelly)

I had to be a fool to yell out we were through (I Can't Sleep Baby; performing artist: R. Kelly)

I yell and tell it that (Otherside; performing artist: Red Hot Chili Peppers)

Hiss and Yell (1946)

A Yell of a Night (1932)

The College Yell (1926)

Rebel Yell (2000)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Books

• Attention!: How to Interrupt, Yell, Whisper, and Touch Consumers (reference)

• Market Guide / ProVestor Plus Company Report for Yellow Corporation - YELL [DOWNLOAD: PDF] (reference)

• Rebel Yell & the Yankee Hurrah: The Civil War Journal of a Maine Volunteer (reference)

• Rebel Yell 2: More Stories of Contemporary Southern Gay Men (reference)

• Why Do Golfers Yell Fore?: That's a Good Question (reference)

  (more book examples)

Theater & Movies

• Rocks Rebel Yell (reference)

  (more DVD examples; more video examples)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Caucus curs in full yell, or a war whoop, to saddle on the people, a pappoose president. Credit: Library of Congress.

A hoarse, animal-like yell labored out of his throat --. Credit: Library of Congress.

Rebel's yell. Credit: Library of Congress.

Source: pictures compiled by the editor from various references; see picture credits.

Then the Sentinel scratched violently at the door, and gave a yell that made Bruno shiver from head to foot.

The regular early morning yell of horror was the sound of Arthur Dent waking up and suddenly remembering where he was.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Expressions using "yell": college yell ♦ give a yell ♦ piercing yell ♦ yell at ♦ Yell County ♦ yell out ♦ yell out an order ♦ yell with laughter. Additional references.

Afrikaans

gil. (various references)

Albanian

ulërij (bark, bellow, bluster, Bray, cry out, howl, scream, ululate), thirrje inkurajimi, britmë (call, clamor, clamour, cry, ejaculation, howl, hue, note, outcry, scream, screech, shout, shouting, shriek, squall), bërtas (bawl, call, Caterwaul, clamor, clamour, cry, cry out, ejaculate, exclaim, holler, objurgate, scream, shout, shout at, shriek, squall, vociferate, whoop), çirrem (pipe, rasp). (various references)

Arabic 

‏هتف (acclaim, applaud, blare, cheer, ejaculate, exclaim, root, whoop), ‏هتاف (acclaim, acclamation, applause, cheer, cheering, clarion, cry, ejaculation, exclamation, hallo, ovation, plaudit, whoop), ‏هدر (boom, brawl, growl, plash, roar, squandering, thud, thunder, waste), ‏قال بصوت عال, ‏صيحة (call, hue and cry, outcry, scream, screen, shout), ‏صرخة (cry, holler, pax, scream, shout, shriek, squawk), ‏صرخ (call, call out, clamor, clamour, cry, exclaim, holler, make noise, outcry, pop off, scream, shout, shriek, squawk, squeak), ‏إحتج (allege, complain, demur, deprecate, expostulate, grouse, nag, object, pick, protest, remonstrate, represent, take exception to), ‏شكا (beef, complain, fuss, gripe, grouch, grouse, grudge, grumble, pity, plain, repine, squeal, wail, whimper). (various references)

Basque

garraisi egin (howl to, yell to). (various references)

Blackfoot

ipápisa (to yell). (various references)

Bulgarian 

рева (bark, bellow, blubber, cry, heehaw, hoot, pipe, roar, squall, trumpet), рев (bawl, bluster, cry, hoot, howl, rave, roan, roar, roaring, squall, trumpet), крясък (clamor, clamour, cry, honk, hoot, scream, shriek, squawk, whoop), крещя (bawl, holler, hollo, hoot, scream, shout, shriek, squall, vociferate), голям майтап, викам (barrack, bawl, call, clamor, clamour, create, cry, holler, hollo, holloa, pop off, roar, scream, shout, sing out, vocalize, vociferate, whoop), вик (bawl, call, cry, scream, shout, whoop), изревавам (roar, squall), изкрещявам (scream out, shriek), извиквам (call in, call out, cry out, evoke, exclaim, give a cry, hail, shout, shout for). (various references)

Chinese 

叫喊 (bark out a sound;, cry out, exclamation, outcry, shout). (various references)

Czech

zařvat (bawl, boom out, snap out), vykřiknout (call out, cry out, ejaculate, exclaim, give a cry, utter), vřeštìt (blare, Caterwaul, howl, scream, squawk), vřískat (bawl, howl, scream, shriek, shrill, yowl), výkřik (crux, cry, ejaculation, exclamation, outcry, scream, shriek, whoop), jekot, jeèet (blare, Caterwaul, roar, scream, shriek, shrill, yowl). (various references)

Danish

betydende skrig (gesture cry, gesture yell). (various references)

Dutch

gillen (screaming, screech), bulderen (howl, roar, thunder), brullen (bellow, bleat, howl, neigh, roar), blèren. (various references)

Esperanto

kriegi. (various references)

Farsi 

فریادزدن (Bawl, Cry, Hoot, Howl, Shout), هلهله (Jubilation), نعره کشیدن , نعره (Slogan), صدا (Call, Calling, Noise, Phone, Phoneme, Report, Sonance, Sound, Tingle, Tone, Toom, Vocal, Vocation, Voice). (various references)

Finnish

kirkua (scream, shriek), kiljua (bray, roar), kiljahdus (squeal), huuto (bid, call, cry, shout), huutaa (call, cry out, scream, shout, shriek), hoilata (holler, shout), hihkua (scream, shriek), hihkaisu, ärjyä (roar, shout). (various references)

French

hurler, clamer. (various references)

German

schreien (bawl, Bray, call, call out, clamor, clamour, crow, cry, cry out, cry up, crying, honk, hoot, howl, moan, scream, scream out, screech, shout, shouting, shriek, squall, squeal, to clamour, to scream, to screech, to squall, vociferate, wail, whoop, yell out), kreischen (jar, scream, screech, shriek, shrill, squawk, squeal, to screech, to shriek, to squawk), brüllen (bawl, bawl out, bellow, blare, blare out, bleat, boohoo, boom, holler, howl, neigh, roar, scream, shout, snap out, squall, to roar, trumpet). (various references)

Greek 

κραυγή (bawl, call, clamor, clamour, cry, halloo, holler, outcry, scream, shout, squall, vociferation, whoop), φωνάζω (bawl, call, call out, caterwaul, clamor, clamour, cry, halloo, holler, hollo, scream, shout, shout to, squawk, yawp). (various references)

Hebrew 

לצעוק (cry out, holler, shout, sob), לצרוח (bawl, scream, shout, shriek, squawk, squeal), שא�'�" (groan, roar), צוח�" (cry, outcry, scream, shout, shriek), צעק�" (call, clamour, cry, holler, outcry, shout), צרח�" (scream, shouting). (various references)

Hungarian

sikolt (screak, screech, shriek, to scream, to shriek, to squall, to yell), ordítás (bellow, heehaw, howl, roar, roaring, squall, yawp), ordít (bawl, bellow, heehaw, holler, hollo, holloa, howl, roar, shout, to bawl, to bell, to bellow, to bray, to give tongue, to roar, to squall, to yawp, to yell). (various references)

Indonesian

teriakan (bawling, cry, hoot, screaming), pekikan (cry, scream), mbengok (shout), berteriak (bawl, boohoo, hoot, scream). (various references)

Italian

gridare (bawl, call, clamour, cry, cry out, hoot, scream, screech, shout, shriek, squall, storm, whoop). (various references)

Japanese Kanji 

叫び声 (scream, shout). (various references)

Japanese Katakana 

きあい (fighting spirit, scream), さけび�"え (scream, shout), ほう�"う (apprenticeship, aroma, balm, course, direction, emission of light, expulsion from school, fluctuation, fragrance, howl, muzzle, perfume, public duty, rambling, roaming, roar, seamstress, service, tailor, variation, wandering, way), かけ�"え (shout), わめき�"え (outcry, shout), エール , よび�"え (call, hail). (various references)

Manx

screeaghey (hoot, scream, screeching, shriek, shrieking, squall, ululate, yelping), screeagh (hoot, scream, shriek, squall, yelp). (various references)

Norwegian

hyle (howl), hyl (howl). (various references)

Occitan

bramar (howl). (various references)

Papiamen

grita (bark, cry out, scream, shout). (various references)

Pig Latin

yellay

Portuguese

berrar (bawl, bellow, cry out, howl, low, roar, scream, shout, vociferate, waul, yap, yowl). (various references)

Romanian

urlet (howl, roar, roaring, yowl), urla (bluster, call, cry, hoot, howl, rage, rave, roar, set up a howl, squall, wail, yowl), strigãt (bawl, call, calling, cry, ejaculation, halloo, hoop, hoot, hue, outcry, roar, roaring, scream, shout, shriek, squall), striga (bark out, bawl, bellow, brawl, break, call, call out, clamor, clamour, cry, cry cherries, cry out, ejaculate, hail, hallo, halloo, hollo, hoop, howl, page, roar, scream, screech, shout, shriek, shriek out, squall, vociferate), se strâmba de râs (shake one's side with laughing, shake one's side with laughter), rãcni (howl, roar, shout), rãcnet (howl, roar), chiuiturã (shout, shriek), chiuit, chiui (shout, shriek, whistle), chirãi (chirp, shout, shriek, twitter), ţipãt (cry, hoot, outcry, roar, scream, screech, shout, shriek, squawk), ţipa (bawl, call, cry, honk, hoop, hoot, pipe, roar, scream, screech, shout, shriek, squall, squeal). (various references)

Russian 

кричать (clamor, clamour, cry, holler, hollo, holloa, hoot, make a noise, outcry, shout, shouted, shouts, sing out, vociferate, waul, yell off). (various references)

Scottish

sgiamh (a squeal, beauty, caterwaul, mew, See <A HREF="mf11.html#sgèimh">sgèimh</A>, shriek), sgal (a shriek, howl, shrill cry, the howl of a). (various references)

Serbo-Croatian

vikati (clamor, clamour, cry out, halloo, scream, shout, sound off, vociferate, whoop), vika (bawl, clamor, clamour, screaming, shouting, whoop). (various references)

Spanish

grito (bawl, bellow, call, cry, daring, denunciation, ejaculation, exclamation, gasp, hail, halloo, hoot, howl, outcry, shout, shriek), chillar (bawl, Caterwaul, howl, jar, pipe, scream, screech, shriek, shrill, squall, squawk, squeak, squeal). (various references)

Swedish

vråla (bawl, bellow, howl, roar), skräna (hoot, howl, shout, yawp), gallskrika (howl). (various references)

Turkish

seslenmek (call, call to, cry, holler, shout, shout to), seslenme (call, calling, cry, hail, shouting, yelling), haykırmak (bawl, burst in, burst out, call to, cry, cry out, ejaculate, exclaim, roar, rumble, rumble out, scream, shout, shout out, spit, whoop), bağırmak (bark, bark at, bawl, bell, bellow, call, cry, ejaculate, exclaim, holler, hollo, holloa, hoop, hoot, howl, roar, scream, shout, shout at, shout out, sing out, troat, trumpet, whoop), bağırma (bellow, exclamation, hollo, holloa, hoop, howl, outcry, scream, shout, whoop), çığlık (crow, cry, hoop, scream, shouting, shriek, skirl, whoop). (various references)

Ukrainian

кричати (bawl, call, chirp, clamor, clamour, cry, exclaim, holler, honk, noise, shout, sing out, toot, vociferate, yawl), клич коледжу, волати (bawl, bellow, wail), верещати (crank, shriek), вищати (squeal, wow), зойк (clang, cry, exclamation, shriek, squall, wail, whoop, yawl), пронизливий крик (scream, squawk). (various references)

Vietnamese 

tiếng thét lác, sự la hét tiếng la hét, sự kêu la. (various references)

Welsh

gwawchio (scream), gwawch (scream). (various references)

ulula, ululabant, ululabat, ululabit, ululabo, ululabunt, ululans, ululantes, ululantesque, ululantibus, ululat, ululate, ululatu, ululatum, ululatus, ululaverunt, ululavit, vociferabatur, vociferabitur, vociferabor, vociferabuntur, vociferamini, vociferans, vociferante, vociferantem, vociferantes, vociferantibus, vociferantis, vociferare, vociferari, vociferati, vociferatio, vociferatione, vociferationis, vociferatus. (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Derivations

Words beginning with "yell": yelled, yeller, yellers, yelling, yellow, yellowed, yellower, yellowest, yellowfin, yellowfins, yellowhammer, yellowhammers, yellowing, yellowish, yellowlegs, yellowly, yellows, yellowtail, yellowtails, yellowthroat, yellowthroats, yellowware, yellowwares, yellowwood, yellowwoods, yellowy, yells. (additional references)

Words ending with "yell": outyell. (additional references)

Words containing "yell": nonyellowing, outyelled, outyelling, outyells. (additional references)

Misspellings

"Yell" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: ayel, aygell, byel, Dyell, Eyal, eyel, Inell, myel, qyell, ryel, uell, xyel, yael, yal, yald, yalg, yall, yaol, ycl, yeal, Yeald, yel, yeld, yele, yella, yelo, yelt, yewl, yiel, yil, yill, Yl, yle, yoel, yol, yoli, yuel. (additional references)

Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits.

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

-1 letter: ell, ley, lye.

-2 letters: el, ye.

+1 letter: alley, belly, delly, felly, jelly, kelly, nelly, telly, welly, yells.

+2 letters: alleys, bluely, evilly, galley, glegly, gulley, lamely, lanely, lately, leally, lealty, leanly, lewdly, liefly, likely, lively, lonely, lovely, mulley, palely, pulley, rallye, really, shelly, smelly, solely, tellys, valley, vilely, volley, yelled, yeller, yellow.

+3 letters: agilely, alertly, alienly, allayed, allayer, allergy, alloyed, areally, bellboy, bleakly, calycle, cecally, cleanly, clearly, clerkly, closely, clypeal, cruelly, elderly, equally, eyeball, falsely, fleetly, fleshly, flyable, flybelt, flyblew, flyleaf, flyless, fullery, gallery, galleys, gelidly, gulleys, hazelly, hellery, ideally, jellify, langley, largely, leakily, leerily, legally, legibly, levelly, lithely, loosely, loverly, loyaler, mesally, mulleys, novelly, outyell, penally, playlet, pulleys, rallyes, ravelly, regally, sleekly, stalely, trolley, valleys, venally, volleys, walleye, yellers, yelling, yellows, yellowy.