Yelling

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

  yelling \yell"ing\, n.
     The uttering of one or more loud inarticulate cries, as of
     pain or excitement.
  
     Syn: shouting.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  yelling
       adj : noisy with or as if with loud cries and shouts; "a crying
             mass of rioters"; "a howling wind"; "shouting fans";
             "the yelling fiend" [syn: {crying}, {howling}, {shouting}]
       n : uttering a loud inarticulate cry as of pain or excitement
           [syn: {shouting}]

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

  19 Moby Thesaurus words for "yelling":
     bawling, blatant, boanergean, brawling, clamorous, clamoursome,
     crying, loudmouthed, noisy, obstreperous, openmouthed, screaming,
     shouting, vociferant, vociferating, vociferous, yammering, yapping,
     yelping