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yell

Pronunciation: /jɛl/

The English word “yell” has 6 meanings listed here.

verb

  1. To shout; holler; make a loud sound with the voice, especially to express intense emotions such as anger or excitement.
  2. To convey by shouting.
  3. To tell someone off, to scold or rebuke, typically in a loud and angry manner.

noun

  1. A shout.
  2. A phrase to be shouted.

adjective

  1. dry (of cow)

Etymology

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”).

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