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for Yelling
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :
yelling \yell"ing\, n.
The uttering of one or more loud inarticulate cries, as of
pain or excitement.
Syn: shouting.
[WordNet 1.5]
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :
Yell \Yell\ (y[e^]l), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Yelled; p. pr. & vb.
n. Yelling.] [OE. yellen, [yogh]ellen, AS. giellan, gillan,
gyllan; akin to D. gillen, OHG. gellan, G. gellen, Icel.
gjalla, Sw. g[aum]lla to ring, resound, and to AS., OS., &
OHG. galan to sing, Icel. gala. Cf. 1st Gale, and
Nightingale.]
To cry out, or shriek, with a hideous noise; to cry or scream
as with agony or horror.
[1913 Webster]
They yelleden as feendes doon in helle. --Chaucer.
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Nor the night raven, that still deadly yells.
--Spenser.
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Infernal ghosts and hellish furies round
Environed thee; some howled, some yelled. --Milton.
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) :
yelling
n 1: uttering a loud inarticulate cry as of pain or excitement
[syn: yelling, shouting]
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :
19 Moby Thesaurus words for "yelling":
bawling, blatant, boanergean, brawling, clamorous, clamoursome,
crying, loudmouthed, noisy, obstreperous, openmouthed, screaming,
shouting, vociferant, vociferating, vociferous, yammering, yapping,
yelping
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