1
as in shrieking
to cry out loudly and emotionally
yelled with fear when the speeding car veered onto the crowded sidewalk
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2
as in shouting
to speak so as to be heard at a distance
I yelled to the kids in the backyard that it was time to go home
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as in screaming
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Recent Examples of yelling
Abeer Salman, CNN Money, 18 Sep. 2025
Sam is seen yelling at someone else who’s not there — most likely a hallucination of his late brother Luke (Patrick Schwarzenegger).
—Olivia Singh, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
Another video reportedly shows the man yelling at a child, the Azle Professional Firefighters Association confirmed in a Facebook post.
—Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 Sep. 2025
The two actors spend almost eight hours yelling at each other sanctimoniously, which is both a believable interpretation of a sibling relationship and really boring after a while.
—Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 16 Sep. 2025
The other kids have noticed it too by now, and are yelling and pointing in delight.
—R29 Team, Refinery29, 15 Sep. 2025
Kylie then filmed herself running through the house, yelling at everyone inside about the prank.
—Charlotte Phillipp, People.com, 14 Sep. 2025
A lot of cops started coming and yelling at us to get out of the park.
—Escher Walcott, PEOPLE, 14 Sep. 2025
That’s when Billy, a conman serving a debt of service to the pirates, burst through the crowd, yelling at the blaster men.
—Manuel Muñoz, Literary Hub, 11 Sep. 2025
Adjective
In video shared by the Hostages and Missing Families Forum this week, Einav Zangauker, the mother of Israeli hostage Matan Zangauker, stands outside Netanyahu’s house with other hostage families, yelling in anguish.
—Abeer Salman, CNN Money, 18 Sep. 2025
Sam is seen yelling at someone else who’s not there — most likely a hallucination of his late brother Luke (Patrick Schwarzenegger).
—Olivia Singh, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
Another video reportedly shows the man yelling at a child, the Azle Professional Firefighters Association confirmed in a Facebook post.
—Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 Sep. 2025
The two actors spend almost eight hours yelling at each other sanctimoniously, which is both a believable interpretation of a sibling relationship and really boring after a while.
—Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 16 Sep. 2025
The other kids have noticed it too by now, and are yelling and pointing in delight.
—R29 Team, Refinery29, 15 Sep. 2025
Kylie then filmed herself running through the house, yelling at everyone inside about the prank.
—Charlotte Phillipp, People.com, 14 Sep. 2025
A lot of cops started coming and yelling at us to get out of the park.
—Escher Walcott, PEOPLE, 14 Sep. 2025
That’s when Billy, a conman serving a debt of service to the pirates, burst through the crowd, yelling at the blaster men.
—Manuel Muñoz, Literary Hub, 11 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for yelling
Verb
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His children can be heard screaming and crying in the video.—
Armando Garcia,
ABC News,
18 Sep. 2025
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Dudes who can’t get in get into screaming matches with Jah at the door, and the party extends out into the street where neighbors start peeking out their windows and standing on their porches shaking their heads.—
Alphonse Pierre,
Pitchfork,
18 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Punishment, through criticizing or shouting at you to diminish your sense of agency and self-worth.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
13 Sep. 2025
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The floor of the House of Representatives erupted into shouting on Wednesday as Republican Representative Lauren Boebert asked for a prayer in honor of Turning Point USA co-founder and CEO Charlie Kirk.—
Anna Commander,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Aaron Chown—Press Association via AP Images People remove a new artwork by Banksy, depicting a howling wolf painted on a satellite dish that was placed on a shop roof in Peckham, south London.—
Rebecca Schneid,
Time,
10 Sep. 2025
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Get ready for a wild ride in Kansas City as a weather system will send temperatures plummeting and usher in howling winds, rain and maybe some light snow on Wednesday, according to the National Weather Service.—
Robert A. Cronkleton,
Kansas City Star,
19 Mar. 2025
Verb
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For subscribers, that makes now the perfect time to catch up on the horror film that had audiences shrieking, laughing and running to Reddit to compare notes.—
Travis Bean,
Forbes.com,
29 Aug. 2025
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But Shea is still the ultimate image of fan hysteria — a massive swarm of Beatlemaniacs gathered together for a night of communal rapture, bonded in music, shrieking their lungs and brains out.—
Rob Sheffield,
Rolling Stone,
15 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Inside, hundreds of people huddled together, crying.—
Rick Jervis,
USA Today,
14 Sep. 2025
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Several dozen students gathered under half-staff flags — some crying quietly, others clutching flowers.—
Hanna Kang,
Oc Register,
13 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Israel, a nation which Kirk was a vocal supporter of, has also emerged as a flashpoint following his death.—
Robert Schmad,
The Washington Examiner,
18 Sep. 2025
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The actor, who grew up in a working-class family in Santa Monica, spent decades as a vocal climate activist, founding The Redford Center, dedicated to raising awareness for environmental causes, with his late son James in 2005.—
Dave Smith,
Fortune,
17 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The pair is seen crawling through a wildflower field, dancing, and jumping, but also hollering at each other, brandishing knives, and at some point, Lawrence licks a window with zeal.—
Mankaprr Conteh,
Rolling Stone,
5 Sep. 2025
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Even Seth Rogen, a surprise guest, was cheering and hollering while holding a camera throughout the ovation and snapping photos the entire time.—
Chris Gardner,
HollywoodReporter,
1 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Kirk, an outspoken and devout protestant Christian, was supposedly considering Catholicism and Eastern Orthodoxy around the time of his death, in the telling of some online.—
Robert Schmad,
The Washington Examiner,
18 Sep. 2025
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Terrion is an outspoken person.—
DJ Siddiqi,
Forbes.com,
18 Sep. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Yelling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/yelling. Accessed 19 Sep. 2025.
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