Yelled

2 definitions found

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]:

  yelled
       adj : in a vehement outcry; "his shouted words of encouragement
             could be heard over the crowd noises" [syn: {shouted}]