yell

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   a loud utterance

   They let loose a yell when they saw the party.

2. 2
   noun

   a loud utterance of emotion, especially when inarticulate

   The crowd let out an angry yell.

3. 3
   verb

   to utter or declare in a very loud voice

   You don't have to yell the directions--I can hear you just fine!

4. 4
   verb

   to utter a sudden loud cry

   The team yelled to the fans when they scored.

5. 5
   verb

   To convey by shouting.

   He yelled directions to the party from the car.

6. 6
   verb

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

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

7. 7
   noun

   A phrase to be shouted.

   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[…]

8. 8
   verb

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

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”).