Yell

6 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Yell \Yell\, v. t.
     To utter or declare with a yell; to proclaim in a loud tone.
     --Shak.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:



  Yell \Yell\, n.
     A sharp, loud, hideous outcry.
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           Their hideous yells
           Rend the dark welkin.                    --J. Philips.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Yell \Yell\ (y[e^]l), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Yelled}; p. pr. & vb.
     n. {Yelling}.] [OE. yellen, [yogh]ellen, AS. giellan, gillan,
     gyllan; akin to D. gillen, OHG. gellan, G. gellen, Icel.
     gjalla, Sw. g[aum]lla to ring, resound, and to AS., OS., &
     OHG. galan to sing, Icel. gala. Cf. 1st {Gale}, and
     {Nightingale}.]
     To cry out, or shriek, with a hideous noise; to cry or scream
     as with agony or horror.
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           They yelleden as feendes doon in helle.  --Chaucer.
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           Nor the night raven, that still deadly yells.
                                                    --Spenser.
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           Infernal ghosts and hellish furies round
           Environed thee; some howled, some yelled. --Milton.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  yell
       n 1: a loud utterance; often in protest or opposition; "the
            speaker was interrupted by loud cries from the rear of
            the audience" [syn: {cry}, {outcry}, {call}, {shout}, {vociferation}]
       2: a loud utterance of emotion (especially when inarticulate);
          "a cry of rage"; "a yell of pain" [syn: {cry}]
       v 1: utter a sudden loud cry; "she cried with pain when the
            doctor inserted the needle"; "I yelled to her from the
            window but she couldn't hear me" [syn: {shout}, {shout
            out}, {cry}, {call}, {scream}, {holler}, {hollo}, {squall}]
       2: utter or declare in a very loud voice; "You don't have to
          yell--I can hear you just fine" [syn: {scream}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  103 Moby Thesaurus words for "yell":
     alleluia, applaud, applause, bark, battle cry, bawl, bellow,
     bemoan, bewail, blare, blat, blubber, boom, bray, breathe, buzz,
     cackle, call, caterwaul, chant, cheer, chirp, chorus of cheers,
     coo, crow, cry, cry for joy, cry out, deplore, drawl, exclaim,
     flute, gasp, give a cheer, groan, growl, grunt, hail, hallelujah,
     halloo, hiss, holler, hollo, hooray, hoot, hosanna, howl, hurrah,
     hurray, huzzah, keen, lament, lilt, make an outcry, moan, mumble,
     murmur, mutter, paean, pant, pipe, rah, rallying cry, roar, rumble,
     scream, screech, shout, shout hosanna, shriek, sibilate, sigh,
     sing, snap, snarl, snort, sob, squall, squawk, squeal, thunder,
     tirade, trumpet, twang, ululate, vociferate, wail, war cry,
     war whoop, warble, weep, whine, whisper, whoop, yammer, yap, yawl,
     yawp, yelp, yip, yippee, yo-ho, yowl
  
  

From U.S. Gazetteer Counties (2000) [gaz-county]:

  Yell -- U.S. County in Arkansas
     Population (2000):    21139
     Housing Units (2000): 9157
     Land area (2000):     927.891360 sq. miles (2403.227487 sq. km)
     Water area (2000):    20.951280 sq. miles (54.263565 sq. km)
     Total area (2000):    948.842640 sq. miles (2457.491052 sq. km)
     Located within:       Arkansas (AR), FIPS 05
     Location:             35.038510 N, 93.362084 W
     Headwords:
      Yell
      Yell, AR
      Yell County
      Yell County, AR