Verb
We saw people yelling for help.
I heard someone yelling my name.
The crowd was yelling wildly. Noun
the crowd gave a yell of approval
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Verb
Advertisement Frantic rescue efforts that began at flattened buildings after the quake hit early Tuesday afternoon continued 30 hours later, with dozens working in dust and heat with little water to seek those yelling for help inside.—Charlotte Graham-McLay, Los Angeles Times, 18 Dec. 2024 Travis yells mean things to Jimmy, Teeter arrives to start her new job, and Travis makes a horse turn in circles.—Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 16 Dec. 2024
Noun
It’s generally accepted that a loud yell while, or even before a player is hitting a ball is a disruption.—Charlie Eccleshare, The Athletic, 30 July 2024 Sharp helped Perry get elected to the coveted post of yell leader, and Perry managed Sharp's campaign for student president.—John C. Moritz, Austin American-Statesman, 1 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for yell
Word History
Etymology
Verb
Middle English yellen, going back to Old English giellan, gyllan, going back to Germanic *gellan- (whence also Old High German kellen, gellen "to make a shrill sound," Old Norse gjalla "to scream"), perhaps a back-formation from *gullōn-, iterative derivative of *galan- "to sing, cry" — more at nightingale
Noun
Middle English yel, yelle, derivative of yellen "to yell entry 1"
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