EGAVE

yell

About 2.16 uses per million words.

Meaning

  1. verb To shout; holler; make a loud sound with the voice, especially to express intense emotions such as anger or excitement.
  2. verb To convey by shouting.
    He yelled directions to the party from the car.
  3. verb To tell someone off, to scold or rebuke, typically in a loud and angry manner.
    If I come home late again, my dad is gonna yell at me.
  4. noun A shout.
  5. noun A phrase to be shouted.
  6. adjective dry

Similar words

shout vociferation holler scream outcry hollo cry shout out squall call

Often followed by

at of and out for from that to in

Word family

yelled yeller yellers yelling yells

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