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yell
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /j?l/
- Rhymes: -?l
Etymology 1
From Middle English ?ellen, yellen, from Old English ?iellan, from Proto-Germanic *gellan?. Cognate with Saterland Frisian gälje (“to yell”), Dutch gillen (“to yell”), German Low German gellen (“to yell”), German gellen (“to yell”).
Verb
yell (third-person singular simple present yells, present participle yelling, simple past and past participle yelled)
- (intransitive) shout; holler; make a loud sound with the voice.
- (transitive) to convey by shouting
- He yelled directions to the party from the car.
- (slang) to tell someone off (in a loud and angry manner)
- If I come home late again, my dad is gonna yell at me.
Usage notes
To yell at someone is as in a hostile manner, while to yell to someone means to speak loudly so as to be heard.
Synonyms
- (shout): call, cry, holler, shout
- See also Thesaurus:shout
Derived terms
Related terms
- gale
- yelp
Translations
Noun
yell (plural yells)
- A shout.
- A phrase to be shouted.
- 1912, The Michigan Alumnus (volume 18, page 152)
- After the dinner a general reception was held in the spacious parlors of the hotel during which the occasion was very much enlivened with the old college songs and old college yells, which transported us all in mind and feelings […]
- 1912, The Michigan Alumnus (volume 18, page 152)
Translations
Etymology 2
Borrowed from Scots yeld (“ceasing to give milk”).
Adjective
yell (not comparable)
- (Ulster) dry (of cow)
Anagrams
- Lyle
Dutch
Etymology
Borrowed from English yell.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?j?l/
- Hyphenation: yell
- Rhymes: -?l
Noun
yell m (plural yells)
- yell, a slogan to be shouted, especially in sports or games (e.g. by players, cheerleaders or the audience)
Related terms
- gil
- gillen
- yellen
Middle English
Noun
yell
- Alternative form of ?elle
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yella
English
Adjective
yella
- Pronunciation spelling of yellow.
Anagrams
- Alley, alley, elayl
Scots
Etymology
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Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?j?.l?/, /?j?.l?/
Adjective
yella (comparative mair yella, superlative maist yella)
- yellow
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