yelled
past simple and past participle ofyell
yell
verb[IorT]
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toshoutsomething or make aloudnoise, usually when you areangry, inpain, orexcited:
Ourneighbourswere yelling (obscenities)ateach other thismorning.
Thechildyelledoutinpain.
[+ speech]"Just get out of here!" she yelled.
to shout
- shoutThere's no need to shout, I can hear you just fine.
- yell"What are you doing?" he yelled.
- bellow"Listen to me!" he bellowed.
- hollerUSShe came running inside, hollering about being chased by a bear.
- call"I'm up here," he called.
- Jeez, don't yell at me - I'm justtellingyou what she said!
- Wecreptup behind her and yelled "Boo!"
- She yelled at thechildrentositdown.
- We couldheartheneighboursyelling at each other.
- Don't yell at me, Iheardyou the firsttime!
Shouting & screaming
- barracking
- bawl
- bellow
- burst
- burst out
- call (something) out
- clamour
- cry
- cry out
- ejaculate
- givesomeonea shoutidiom
- holler
- howl
- lung
- shout
- shouty
- squawk
- the hairdryer treatment
- thunder
- whoop
Examplesofyelled
yelled
In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use.
As he put a spoonful of soup in his mouth heyelled' ahh-ahm ', looking directly at the resident.
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She pushed the table against the examiner, pulled the examiner's hair, and put her face flat up against the examiner andyelled.
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At least one other movie patron turned andyelledat us to be quiet.
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He shrieked, andyelled, and cursed, and bit, and attention was paid to him, and he was fed and cherished.
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People stood on benches and shouted andyelled.
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I followed it and chased it through,yelledloudly and said how good it was.
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We had rows andyelledat one another, but we knocked heads together and solved the problems ourselves.
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Youthsyelledas they linked arms and ran and crashed into the police barricades.
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He knew that the old superintendent was so sympathetic that the harder heyelledthe more would be the gifts at the end of the punishment.
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I used to beyelleddown.
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Their angry brand of music juxtaposedyelled, sometimes ranting vocals with distorted and often chorus laden chords, complex bass lines and fast-paced percussion.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.He stops writing only after the invigilator hasyelledat him to do so.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Some ran andyelled, some went to church and prayed, and some just went about their daily routine.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Frustrated, heyelledinto the mike to turn on the lights.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Upon arrival at about 4:00 p.m., he spotted her outside on the phone and got out the car, to which sheyelledat him.
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