yell

CEFRB1

/jɛl/

verb · noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    verb

    To shout loudly, often because of anger, pain, or excitement.

  2. 02

    noun

    A loud shout.

Examples

  • Tom had the nerve to yell at the judge.

  • He yelled directions to the party from the car.

At a glance

Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
2
Citations
2
Synonyms
4

Deep Dive

verb

Extra meanings

  1. To convey by shouting.

  2. To tell someone off, to scold or rebuke, typically in a loud and angry manner.

  3. To shout; holler; make a loud sound with the voice, especially to express intense emotions such as anger or excitement.

More examples

In context

  • If I come home late again, my dad is gonna yell at me.

  • Don't yell at me.

  • They sent another email yelling at us to get our reports in on time. (or) They sent another email yelling about how we had to get our reports in on time.

Synonyms

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Origin

verb

From Middle English ȝellen, yellen, from Old English ġiellan, from Proto-Germanic *gellaną. Cognate with Saterland Frisian gälje (“to yell”), Dutch gillen (“to yell”), German Low German gellen (“to yell”), German gellen (“to yell”).