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- [yel]
- /yɛl/
- /jel/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [yel]
- /yɛl/
Definitions of yell word
- verb without object yell to cry out or speak with a strong, loud, clear sound; shout: He always yells when he is angry. 1
- verb without object yell to scream with pain, fright, etc. 1
- verb with object yell to utter or tell by yelling: to yell an order to the troops. 1
- noun yell a cry uttered by yelling. 1
- noun yell a cheer or shout of fixed words or syllables, as one adopted by a school or college to encourage a team. 1
- noun yell A loud, sharp cry, esp. of pain, surprise, or delight; a shout. 1
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Origin of yell
First appearance:
before 1000 One of the 6% oldest English words
before 1000; (v.) Middle English yellen, Old English gellan, giellan; cognate with German gellen to resound, Dutch gillen; akin to Old English galan to sing (see nightingale); (noun) Middle English, derivative of the v.
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Parts of speech for Yell
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
yell popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 95% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
Synonyms for yell
noun yell
interjection yell
Antonyms for yell
noun yell
- seriousness — of, showing, or characterized by deep thought.
verb yell
- hush — to become or be silent or quiet: They hushed as the judge walked in.
- burke — Edmund. 1729–97, British Whig statesman, conservative political theorist, and orator, born in Ireland: defended parliamentary government and campaigned for a more liberal treatment of the American colonies; denounced the French Revolution
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