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# yell

verb (yell, yells, yelled, yelling); noun (a yell, yells)

«yell» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. To yell means to shout something very loudly, because you are angry, excited, scared or in pain, or to call someone far away. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Y/yell/#m1)
2. A yell is a loud shout. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Y/yell/#m2)

### In the lessons

In everyday life and safety yelling for help («Help! Fire!») can save lives, and a loud yell can scare off danger; pupils learn to yell «No! Go! Tell!» if a stranger tries to grab them. In manners, we do not yell indoors or at people. In stories it shows strong feeling. Phrases: «yell at», «yell for help», «yell out», «let out a yell».

### Examples

- Don't yell in the library. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Y/yell/#x1)
- He yelled for help when he fell in the river. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Y/yell/#x2)
- The fans yelled when their team scored. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Y/yell/#x3)
- Mum yelled up the stairs that tea was ready. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Y/yell/#x4)
- She let out a yell when she saw the spider. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Y/yell/#x5)
- If a stranger grabs you, yell «This is not my dad!». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Y/yell/#x6)
- Please don't yell at your brother. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Y/yell/#x7)
- We heard a yell from the playground. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Y/yell/#x8)
- Fire Eater yelled at them in a hoarse voice: [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Y/yell/#x9)

### Note

Regular verb: «yelled». «Yell at someone» usually means angrily; «yell to someone» means to call them from far away. Similar: «shout», «scream», «holler» (US).

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «yell» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Y/yell/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«yell» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/yell.html) on Mova free.