as in screaming
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as in shrieking
to cry out loudly and emotionally
yelled with fear when the speeding car veered onto the crowded sidewalk
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as in shouting
to speak so as to be heard at a distance
I yelled to the kids in the backyard that it was time to go home
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Recent Examples of yelling
James Parker, The Atlantic, 24 Dec. 2024
And people get upset and start yelling, what the hell is this crap?
—Stephen Deusner, SPIN, 23 Dec. 2024
Witnesses claim the confrontation began when Holcomb approached Payne and her friend outside the club, reportedly yelling at them.
—Amber Corrine, VIBE.com, 23 Dec. 2024
There’s a lot of yelling and shoving and such, all on Tommy’s part.
—Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 22 Dec. 2024
Cox had a reputation for yelling slurs at girls out of the window of his Chevy, an unsavory fact that ballooned into motive in speculative conversations.
—Jessica Garrison, Los Angeles Times, 18 Dec. 2024
One day on the street in front of their apartment, a man in a rage ran up to their car and started yelling and banging on the driver’s side window.
—John Diedrich, USA TODAY, 14 Dec. 2024
Neely, who was homeless at the time, boarded a subway car at the Second Avenue stop and was described by witnesses as yelling and moving erratically when Penny put Neely in a chokehold, which prosecutors alleged lasted for six minutes, according to officials.
—Ivan Pereira, ABC News, 14 Dec. 2024
Neely was allegedly yelling at other subway passengers about being hungry when Penny approached him from behind and placed him in a chokehold.
—Stephan Pechdimaldji, Newsweek, 14 Dec. 2024
Verb
The house’s owner, who was outside, ran at the dog, yelling, using some choice words.
—James Parker, The Atlantic, 24 Dec. 2024
And people get upset and start yelling, what the hell is this crap?
—Stephen Deusner, SPIN, 23 Dec. 2024
Witnesses claim the confrontation began when Holcomb approached Payne and her friend outside the club, reportedly yelling at them.
—Amber Corrine, VIBE.com, 23 Dec. 2024
There’s a lot of yelling and shoving and such, all on Tommy’s part.
—Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 22 Dec. 2024
Cox had a reputation for yelling slurs at girls out of the window of his Chevy, an unsavory fact that ballooned into motive in speculative conversations.
—Jessica Garrison, Los Angeles Times, 18 Dec. 2024
One day on the street in front of their apartment, a man in a rage ran up to their car and started yelling and banging on the driver’s side window.
—John Diedrich, USA TODAY, 14 Dec. 2024
Neely, who was homeless at the time, boarded a subway car at the Second Avenue stop and was described by witnesses as yelling and moving erratically when Penny put Neely in a chokehold, which prosecutors alleged lasted for six minutes, according to officials.
—Ivan Pereira, ABC News, 14 Dec. 2024
Neely was allegedly yelling at other subway passengers about being hungry when Penny approached him from behind and placed him in a chokehold.
—Stephan Pechdimaldji, Newsweek, 14 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for yelling
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But most ominous of all, at least for me, are the howling winds.Eric Berger, Ars Technica, 9 July 2024
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Their capabilities range from merely howling threats, to throwing Molotov cocktails, to carrying out suicide operations or blowing up cars, to seizing control of territory—at least for a time.Nelly Lahoud, Foreign Affairs, 13 Aug. 2021
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The film will star vocal talent from the series including Melanie Zanetti and David McCormack as Bluey’s mum and dad, Chilli and Bandit Heeler, and music created by Bluey composer Joff Bush.Alex Weprin, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 Dec. 2024
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As part of this, Apple has been very vocal about privacy, stating that its AI features are offered partly on the device and in its Private Cloud Compute.Kate O'Flaherty, Forbes, 16 Dec. 2024
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Kim noted that while Spiro has been very outspoken about parts the of case and its witnesses outside of the courtroom, the legal team has not made those same arguments in court.Josephine Stratman, New York Daily News, 20 Dec. 2024
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Gunn came under fire on social media by right wing commentator Mike Cernovich who went after the director for his controversial, years-old jokes about pedophilia, but more so, because the filmmaker was an outspoken critic of President Donald Trump.Anthony D'Alessandro, Deadline, 19 Dec. 2024
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“Yelling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/yelling. Accessed 31 Dec. 2024.
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