Hypertext Webster Gateway: "yell"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Yell \Yell\ (y[e^]l), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Yelled}; p. pr. & vb.
n. {Yelling}.] [OE. yellen, [yogh]ellen, AS. giellan, gillan,
gyllan; akin to D. gillen, OHG. gellan, G. gellen, Icel.
gjalla, Sw. g["a]lla to ring, resound, and to AS., OS., &
OHG. galan to sing, Icel. gala. Cf. 1st {Gale}, and
{Nightingale}.]
To cry out, or shriek, with a hideous noise; to cry or scream
as with agony or horror.
They yelleden as feendes doon in helle. --Chaucer.
Nor the night raven, that still deadly yells.
--Spenser.
Infernal ghosts and hellish furies round Environed
thee; some howled, some yelled. --Milton.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Yell \Yell\, v. t.
To utter or declare with a yell; to proclaim in a loud tone.
--Shak.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Yell \Yell\, n.
A sharp, loud, hideous outcry.
Their hideous yells Rend the dark welkin. --J. Philips.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
yell
n 1: a loud utterance; often in protest or opposition; "the
speaker was interrupted by loud cries from the rear of
the audience" [syn: {cry}, {outcry}, {call}, {shout}, {vociferation}]
2: a loud utterance of emotion (especially when inarticulate);
"a cry of rage"; "a yell of pain" [syn: {cry}]
v 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" [syn: {shout}, {shout
out}, {cry}, {call}, {scream}, {holler}, {hollo}, {squall}]
2: utter or declare in a very loud voice; "You don't have to
yell--I can hear you just fine" [syn: {scream}]
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