Yell
/jɛl/Definition, CEFR level B1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
verbTo shout; holler; make a loud sound with the voice, especially to express intense emotions such as anger or excitement.
verbTo convey by shouting.
Sentence Examples
Don't yell at me.
Tom had the nerve to yell at the judge.
CEFR Practice Quiz
When the team scored, the fans started to ____ with excitement.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
Please don't ____ at me, as I am trying my best to help you with several of your work today.
Word Origin & History
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”).
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"Nobody likes to receive an email yelling 'ASAP' right in the subject line."
— 2020 August 12, Nils van Dam, Dado Van Peteghem, Metasystems: How trust can change the world, Die Keure Publishing, →ISBN:
"After the dinner a general reception was held in the spacious parlors of the hotel during which the occasion was very much enlivened with the old college songs and old college yells, which transported us all in mind and feelings[…]"
— 1912, The Michigan Alumnus, volume 18, page 152:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
When the team scored, the fans started to ____ with excitement.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
Please don't ____ at me, as I am trying my best to help you with several of your work today.