From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishyellyell1 /jel/ ●●○ verb 1 [intransitive, transitive] (also yell out)SHOUT to shout or say something very loudly, especially because you are frightened, angry, or excited ‘Help me!’ she yelled hysterically. I yelled out, ‘Here I am!’ The crowd are on their feet yelling.yell at Don’t you yell at me like that!yell at somebody to do something They yelled at him to stop.yell (out) in surprise/pain etc Clare yelled in pain as she fell. He could hear Pete yelling at the top of his voice (=very loudly).► see thesaurus at shout2 [intransitive] spokenASK FOR something/ASK somebody TO DO something to ask for help If you need me, just yell.→ See Verb table
Examples from the Corpus
yell• "Don't touch me, " she yelled.• Much to my amazement the tutors don't yell.• Some one was yelling at a horse, asking it to move off his foot.• They were out of sight of the guv'nor, so she yelled at Billy Liar and cracked him one behind the saddle.• The children were yelling at each other across the street.• They always yell at each other.• In the first half I yelled at him to get the ball wide.• They were growling and yelling behind me, psyched for battle.• Tim counted to three, then yelled "Go!"• McBride spluttered, yelled, got red in the face.• He opened the door and yelled out "Anybody home?''• The music blaring in the bar was forcing us both to yell to be heard.• Kids were pushing past me down the corridor, all shouting and yelling to each other, and Kevin was carried along with them.yell at• I got yelled at at school because I was wearing the wrong shirt.• It was so embarrassing - he just started yelling at his wife.• Don't yell at me like that!yellyell2 noun [countable] 1 SHOUTa loud shoutlet out/give a yell She let out a yell when she saw me.a yell of surprise/delight/triumph etc Dan gave a yell of delight when Larsson scored.2 American EnglishSUPPORT A TEAM OR PLAYER words or phrases that students and cheerleaders shout together to show support for their school, college etcExamples from the Corpus
yell• Christine gave a yell of alarm as blood spurted from the wound.• Behind her she heard a yell, and urged the boatman on, over the dark, sinister lagoon.• Steve could no longer prevent a yell of frustration.• A yell of surprise was wrenched out of her.• A great yell went up from the crowd. Liverpool had scored.• He had a desire to yell at her, Why?• With a triumphant yell, she hurled the harpoon.let out/give a yell• I pressed it gently, and the boy let out a yell.• Freddy let out a yell, but who was going to come and help?• He let out a yell and kicked his legs up crossly.• The Trunchbull let out a yell and leapt off her chair as though a firecracker had gone off underneath her.Origin yell1 Old English giellan 