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Verb: yell  yel
  1. Utter a sudden loud cry
    "I yelled to her from the window but she couldn't hear me"
    - shout, shout out, cry, call, scream, holler, hollo [non-standard], squall
     
  2. Utter or declare in a very loud voice
    "You don't have to yell--I can hear you just fine"
    - scream
Noun: yell  yel
  1. A loud utterance; often in protest or opposition
    - cry, outcry, call, shout, vociferation
     
  2. A loud utterance of emotion (especially when inarticulate)
    "a yell of pain"
    - cry

Derived forms: yelled, yelling, yells

See also: yeller, yelling

Type of: emit, let loose, let out, shout, utter, utterance, vocalization

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