Verb
We saw people yelling for help.
I heard someone yelling my name.
The crowd was yelling wildly. Noun
the crowd gave a yell of approval
Recent Examples on the Web
Verb
The crowd might have failed to yell out Too $hort’s favorite word, but Mistah F.A.B. was in there, providing undeniable legitimacy to the proceedings.—Dieter Kurtenbach, The Mercury News, 5 June 2024 An arrest affidavit reportedly said Benavente was heard yelling racist slurs and racist expletives at Shannon as the group carried out the beating.—Stepheny Price, Fox News, 2 June 2024
Noun
On Saturday, the Grammy-winner was monologuing between songs at her Las Vegas residency show when a yell from the crowd caught her attention.—Shania Russell, EW.com, 2 June 2024 The first startling indication of her consciousness is Burnett's beloved yell.—Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 27 Mar. 2024 See all Example Sentences for yell
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Word History
Etymology
Verb
Middle English yellen, going back to Old English giellan, gyllan, going back to Germanic *gellan- (whence also Old High German kellen, gellen "to make a shrill sound," Old Norse gjalla "to scream"), perhaps a back-formation from *gullōn-, iterative derivative of *galan- "to sing, cry" — more at nightingale
Noun
Middle English yel, yelle, derivative of yellen "to yell entry 1"
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