yell
verb [I or T] /jel/Definition
B2 to shout something or make a loud noise, usually when you are angry, in pain or excited: Our neighbours were yelling (obscenities) at each other this morning. The child yelled out in pain. [+ speech] "Just get out of here!" she yelled.Shouting and screaming yell noun [C usually singular] B2 Suddenly there was a loud/great yell from the bathroom.Shouting and screaming
(Definition of yell verb from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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- holler verb
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- howl verb (PERSON/ANIMAL)
- hurl verb
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