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
Chris Willman, Variety, 26 Dec. 2024
There are people yelling at the other people to shut up.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 26 Dec. 2024
Everybody was yelling his name.
—Bruce Feldman, The Athletic, 26 Dec. 2024
Three were arrested, including — and here’s perhaps the wildest part — an unrelated man who showed up armed at the scene hours later, after a relative told him about the shooting, surrendered his firearms to police and began yelling at them.
—Joanna Allhands, The Arizona Republic, 26 Dec. 2024
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
Verb
And there are people yelling for Dylan to come back.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 26 Dec. 2024
There are people yelling at the other people to shut up.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 26 Dec. 2024
Everybody was yelling his name.
—Bruce Feldman, The Athletic, 26 Dec. 2024
Three were arrested, including — and here’s perhaps the wildest part — an unrelated man who showed up armed at the scene hours later, after a relative told him about the shooting, surrendered his firearms to police and began yelling at them.
—Joanna Allhands, The Arizona Republic, 26 Dec. 2024
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for yelling
Adjective
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Burning telephone poles blocked lanes and black soot swept across the pavement, blown by the howling winds.—
Sean Greene,
Los Angeles Times,
16 Jan. 2025
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But most ominous of all, at least for me, are the howling winds.—
Eric Berger,
Ars Technica,
9 July 2024
Adjective
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This is also not the ideal scenario for Arenado, who has been vocal about his desires to compete for a championship-level club — something the Cardinals do not project to be in the immediate future.—
Katie Woo,
The Athletic,
21 Feb. 2025
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Within the entertainment industry, there’s a small but vocal constituency.—
Peter Kiefer,
The Hollywood Reporter,
21 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Filming their every outspoken thought and conversation whether in the newsroom, at home, on the street or in cars driving around frigid Moscow, the director channels the growing sense of dread as the government crackdown accelerates and the war nears.—
Jordan Mintzer,
The Hollywood Reporter,
24 Feb. 2025
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Bongino, a 50-year-old former Secret Service agent turned conservative-media commentator, is instead most well known for his outspoken support for Trump and his frequent spreading of misinformation, including about the FBI.—
Miranda Jeyaretnam,
TIME,
24 Feb. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Yelling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/yelling. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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