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verb

To speak or say very loudly or with a shout: bawl, bellow, bluster, call, clamor, cry, halloo, holler, roar, shout, vociferate, whoop, yawp. See sounds/pleasant sounds/unpleasant sounds/neutral sounds or silence.

noun

A loud cry: call, halloo, holler, shout. See sounds/pleasant sounds/unpleasant sounds/neutral sounds or silence.

v, n

Definition: loud communication
Antonyms: whisper

IN BRIEF: n. - A loud utterance; A loud utterance of emotion (especially when inarticulate).

I watched them tearing a building down - a gang of men in a busy town. With a Ho-Heave-Ho, a lusty yell. They swung a beam-and a side wall fell. — Unknown

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To yell out, or to scream in fright, anger, or surprise, is a definite indication of suppressed agitation and frustration in waking life. It could also be a forewarning of a catastrophic event that is forthcoming and perhaps avoidable.

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noun
noun

Someone or something extremely funny; a scream. (1926 —) .
E. Coxhead All these doctors and their ecologists—what a yell (1949).

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For a list of words related to yell, see:

• Intonation and Inflection - yell: shout
• Speech Sounds

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - råb, kald, hyl
v. intr. - råbe, kalde, hyle
v. tr. - råbe, kalde, hyle

Nederlands (Dutch)
gillen, schreeuwen, huilen/brullen (baby/ kind), gil, een giller, yell (gezamenlijk geschreeuwde kreet)

Français (French)
n. - cri, hurlement
v. intr. - crier, hurler
v. tr. - crier, crier (après qn)

Deutsch (German)
n. - Schrei, Aufschrei, organisierter anfeuernder Ruf
v. - schreien

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - κραυγή, ουρλιαχτό
v. - κραυγάζω, ωρύομαι, ουρλιάζω

Italiano (Italian)
gridare, grido

Português (Portuguese)
n. - grito (m)
v. - gritar

Русский (Russian)
вопль, вопить, выть

Español (Spanish)
n. - grito, chillido, grito de aliento
v. intr. - gritar, vociferar, chillar, dar alaridos
v. tr. - decir a gritos, expresar

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - skrik, tjut, hejaramsa (am.)
v. - skrika, tjuta, skräna, gasta

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
叫声, 喊声, 大叫, 呼喊, 忍不住笑, 叫着说

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 叫聲, 喊聲
v. intr. - 大叫, 呼喊, 忍不住笑
v. tr. - 叫著說

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 고함 소리, 외침, 일정한 함성
v. intr. - 소리치다, 큰소리를 지르다, 폭소하다
v. tr. - 큰소리로 외치며 말하다, 큰 소리로 외쳐 ~에 영향을 끼치다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 叫んで言う, 大声で叫ぶ, 喚く, 叫ぶ
n. - 叫び声, 金切り声, エール

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) صرخه, صيحه, زعقه (فعل) صرخ, صاح, زعق‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮צריחה, צעקה, שאגות-עידוד, אדם או דבר משעשע‬
v. intr. - ‮צרח, צעק‬
v. tr. - ‮צרח, צעק‬

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