yell
A shoutA shout.
» I heard someone yelling my name.
Я чув, як хтось кричав моє ім'я. — deniko
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2 sensesA shout.
крикkryk, ве́рескvéresk
A phrase to be shouted.
- a loud utterance of emotion (especially when inarticulate)
- a loud utterance; often in protest or opposition
Examples
939 sentencesI heard someone yelling my name.
Я чув, як хтось кричав моє ім'я. — deniko
Tom was too scared to yell.
Том був занадто переляканий, щоб кричати. — deniko
ruФома был слишком напуган, чтобы кричать. — Lenin_1917
Tom started to yell at Mary.
Том почав кричати на Мері. — deniko
Why did Tom yell at you?
Чому Том на тебе кричав? — deniko
ruПочему Том на тебя кричал? — odexed
deWarum hat Tom dich angeschrien? — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Tom often yells at his children.
Том часто кричить на своїх дітей. — deniko
ruТом часто кричит на своих детей. — AntonKhorev
deTom schreit seine Kinder oft an. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Translations
2 languagesBy meaning 1
Origin
From Middle English ȝellen, yellen, from Old English ġiellan, from Proto-Germanic *gellanąFrom Middle English ȝellen, yellen, from Old English ġiellan, from Proto-Germanic *gellaną. Cognate with Saterland Frisian gälje (“to yell”), Dutch gillen (“to yell”), German Low German gellen (“to yell”), German gellen (“to yell”).
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Forms
plural: yellsSynonyms
5 synonymsWord family
2 related wordsCollocations
12 patterns- yelled for help
- yelling at each
- always yells at
- was yelling at
- to yell at
- heard somebody yelling
- heard someone yelling
- have yelled at
- started yelling
- yelling at someone
- started yelling at
- yells at his
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.