Dictionary Entry
yell
yell is a 4-letter English word with 7 senses as intransitive verb, transitive verb, noun, and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: To cry out, or shriek, with a hideous noise; to cry or scream as with agony or horror. Face value is 7 in Scrabble and 8 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.
4 letters · Scrabble 7 · Words With Friends 8 · 7 senses
Definitions
- 1intransitive verb
To cry out, or shriek, with a hideous noise; to cry or scream as with agony or horror.
- 2transitive verb
To utter or declare with a yell; to proclaim in a loud tone.
- 3noun
A sharp, loud, hideous outcry.
- 4noun
a loud utterance; often in protest or opposition
"the speaker was interrupted by loud cries from the rear of the audience"
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- 5noun
a loud utterance of emotion (especially when inarticulate)
"a cry of rage"
"a yell of pain"
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- 6verb
utter or declare in a very loud voice
"You don't have to yell--I can hear you just fine"
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- 7verb
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"
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