yell
pronunciation
How to pronounce yell in British English:
UK [jel]
How to pronounce yell in American English:
US [jel]
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- Noun:
- a loud utterance; often in protest or opposition
- a loud utterance of emotion (especially when inarticulate)
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- Verb:
- utter a sudden loud cry
- utter or declare in a very loud voice
Word Origin
- yell
- yell: see nightingale
- yell (v.)
- Old English giellan (West Saxon), gellan (Mercian) "to yell, sound, shout," class III strong verb (past tense geal, past participle gollen), from Proto-Germanic *gel- (cognates: Old Norse gjalla "to resound," Middle Dutch ghellen, Dutch gillen, Old High German gellan, German gellen "to yell"), extended form of root of Old English galan "to sing" (source of the -gale in nightingale); from PIE *ghel- (1) "to call, cry out, shout, sing" (cognates: Greek kikhle "thrush," khelidon "the swallow"). Intransitive sense from early 13c. Related: Yelled; yelling.
- yell (n.)
- late 14c., originally in Scottish, from yell (v.).
Example
- 1. Usually at this time.my uncle would yell at us to be careful .
- 2. Mrs. arable put a pitcher of cream on the table . " Don 't yell , fern ! " She said .
- 3. They yell and dance too .
- 4. There was no formal speech , just the grange master 's yell that food was ready .
- 5. Another , much re-tweeted entry read , " lost your kid jihad at the airport . Can 't yell for him . "