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yell
What does yell mean?
yell (verb): to shout; holler; make a loud sound with the voice, especially to express intense emotions such as anger or excitement.
Definition: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
How do you use yell in a sentence?
- I yelled to her from the window but she couldn't hear me. (Princeton WordNet 3.1)
How do you pronounce yell?
/jɛl/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does yell come from?
From Middle English ȝellen, yellen, from Old English ġiellan, from Proto-Germanic *gellaną.
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
What are synonyms of yell?
Words related to yell
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
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What does “yell” mean?
to shout; holler; make a loud sound with the voice, especially to express intense emotions such as anger or excitement
Right! That's what “yell” means.
to introduce (something) as a reasoned conclusion; to conclude by reasoning or deduction, as from premises or evidence
Not quite: that's what infer means.
to cause (an object with one or more castors, wheels, etc.) to move (heavily) by pulling or pushing; to roll, to wheel
Not quite: that's what trundle means.
to separate into two or more pieces, to fracture or crack, by a process that cannot easily be reversed for reassembly
Not quite: that's what break means.
Which word is closest in meaning to “yell”?
start
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shout
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leave
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close
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