yell

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Etymology 1[edit]

From Middle English yellen, from Old English ġiellan, from Proto-Germanic *gellaną.

Verb[edit]

yell (third-person singular simple present yells, present participle yelling, simple past and past participle yelled)

  1. (intransitive) shout; holler; make a loud sound with the voice.
  2. (transitive) To convey by shouting.
    He yelled directions to the party from the car.
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To yell at someone is as in a hostile manner, while to yell to someone means to speak loudly so as to be heard.

Noun[edit]

yell (plural yells)

  1. A shout.

Etymology 2[edit]

From Scots yeld (ceasing to give milk).

Adjective[edit]

yell (not comparable)

  1. (Ulster) dry (of cow)