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Yell has 8 different meanings across 3 categories:

Noun · Verb · Proper Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

a loud utterance; often in protest or opposition

"the speaker was interrupted by loud cries from the rear of the audience"

2

a loud utterance of emotion (especially when inarticulate)

"a cry of rage"

"a yell of pain"

3

A shout.

"The referee had to yell over the loud crowd so everyone could hear him."

Verb
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"

2

utter or declare in a very loud voice

"You don't have to yell--I can hear you just fine"

3

shout; holler; make a loud sound with the voice.

"She had to yell across the crowded room just so he could hear her over the music."

Adjective
1

dry (of cow)

"The farmer heard a loud yell from his herd and rushed over to check on the distressed calf."

Proper Noun
1

The second-largest island in the Shetland Islands council area, Scotland.

"No matter how loudly you yell from the mainland, it will never reach Yell to remind them that they are just an island."

Example Sentences
"the speaker was interrupted by loud cries from the rear of the audience" noun
"a cry of rage" noun
"a yell of pain" noun
"she cried with pain when the doctor inserted the needle" verb
"I yelled to her from the window but she couldn't hear me" verb
"You don't have to yell--I can hear you just fine" verb
See Also
shout scream cry call holler war whoop kiai shetland
Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
utterance utter shout
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
bellow blue murder catcall clamor halloo hoot hosanna noise scream whoop war cry yelling yodel boo complaint hollo hurrah shriek howl squawk
Rhyming Words
ell dell well fell jell pell zell nell mell rell cell sell hell kell tell odell adell dwell quell clell
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