Yell
verb
To shout loudly out of anger, fear, or excitement.
She yelled at her brother for taking her phone without permission
Often appears as...
- yell at
- yell out
noun
A loud cry expressing strong emotion or calling for attention.
I was awoken by a yell from downstairs
Often appears as...
- loud yell
- yell of fright
verb
To shout loudly out of anger, fear, or excitement.
She yelled at her brother for taking her phone without permission
Often appears as...
- yell at
- yell out
noun
A loud cry expressing strong emotion or calling for attention.
I was awoken by a yell from downstairs
Often appears as...
- loud yell
- yell of fright
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Emotional Intensity
Used to convey strong emotions, not a casual conversation tone.
He yelled in frustration when he missed the bus.
Pro Tip 2/3Attention Grabbing
‘Yell at’ often signifies trying to get someone’s attention quickly or forcefully.
The coach yelled at the players to get back on defense.
Pro Tip 3/3Impolite Perception
Yelling can be perceived as rude or aggressive; use with caution in social settings.
Yelling in the library, he attracted many angry glares.
Pro Tip 1/3Emotional Intensity
Used to convey strong emotions, not a casual conversation tone.
He yelled in frustration when he missed the bus.
Pro Tip 2/3Attention Grabbing
‘Yell at’ often signifies trying to get someone’s attention quickly or forcefully.
The coach yelled at the players to get back on defense.
Pro Tip 3/3Impolite Perception
Yelling can be perceived as rude or aggressive; use with caution in social settings.
Yelling in the library, he attracted many angry glares.
Pro Tip 1/3Emotional Intensity
Used to convey strong emotions, not a casual conversation tone.
He yelled in frustration when he missed the bus.
Pro Tip 2/3Attention Grabbing
‘Yell at’ often signifies trying to get someone’s attention quickly or forcefully.
The coach yelled at the players to get back on defense.
Pro Tip 3/3Impolite Perception
Yelling can be perceived as rude or aggressive; use with caution in social settings.
Yelling in the library, he attracted many angry glares.
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The surprising science...
So first of all, keeping the peace. This is a male who stops a fight between two females. Two females on the left and the right have been screaming and yelling at each other over food, because food is very important for the females, and so he stops the fight between them and stands between them like this. And it's very interesting to me that alpha males, when they do this,
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A simple way to break a...
We call this cognitive control. We're using cognition to control our behavior. Unfortunately, this is also the first part of our brain that goes offline when we get stressed out, which isn't that helpful. Now, we can all relate to this in our own experience. We're much more likely to do things like yell at our spouse or kids
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Face-to-Face with a...
he said if you get scared you close your eyes and she'll go away yeah so he really did say that and the other advice he gave me was stay with the penguin yeah he would kept yelling that I could hear him you know I'm breathing in my snorkel my Adrenaline's going he's
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Get comfortable with...
But I've been this girl all my life, and I feel like even that's been the domino, because in a world that wants us to walk around as representatives of ourselves, being yourself can be a revolutionary act. And in a world that wants us to whisper, I choose to yell.
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Prairie Dogs Warning...
order to know that this is a coyote and they start yelling every call recorded must subsequently be analyzed by comms we can hear the difference in the calls between different predators but that's not really enough for us what we really
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One Man’s Mission to...
that's the badness it's my job when I walk through there to yell out to those trees to hold those trees and say I'm here to do everything in my power on earth to bring all the human beings and all the help that I can to put this back
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How to deal with...
running away from home and when my mother saw the story she said it wasn't true and demanded I change it and I didn't change it I actually yelled out I am not changing my story I'm not this defiance was key because I was trusting
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Why good leaders make...
before their number was called, and I watched the gate agent treat this man like he had broken the law, like a criminal. He was yelled at for attempting to board one group too soon. So I said something.
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Learn to read Chinese...
If the shape of the fire is a person with two arms on both sides, as if she was yelling frantically, "Help! I'm on fire!" -- This symbol actually is originally from the shape of the flame,
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The myth of the stolen...
Then, everyone else fell into a deep sleep. The shaman and his sister yelled and shook them, but they wouldn’t wake. It was getting dark, so the shaman and his sister
Video examples
The surprising science...
So first of all, keeping the peace. This is a male who stops a fight between two females. Two females on the left and the right have been screaming and yelling at each other over food, because food is very important for the females, and so he stops the fight between them and stands between them like this. And it's very interesting to me that alpha males, when they do this,
Video examples
A simple way to break a...
We call this cognitive control. We're using cognition to control our behavior. Unfortunately, this is also the first part of our brain that goes offline when we get stressed out, which isn't that helpful. Now, we can all relate to this in our own experience. We're much more likely to do things like yell at our spouse or kids
Video examples
Face-to-Face with a...
he said if you get scared you close your eyes and she'll go away yeah so he really did say that and the other advice he gave me was stay with the penguin yeah he would kept yelling that I could hear him you know I'm breathing in my snorkel my Adrenaline's going he's
Video examples
Get comfortable with...
But I've been this girl all my life, and I feel like even that's been the domino, because in a world that wants us to walk around as representatives of ourselves, being yourself can be a revolutionary act. And in a world that wants us to whisper, I choose to yell.
Video examples
Prairie Dogs Warning...
order to know that this is a coyote and they start yelling every call recorded must subsequently be analyzed by comms we can hear the difference in the calls between different predators but that's not really enough for us what we really
Video examples
One Man’s Mission to...
that's the badness it's my job when I walk through there to yell out to those trees to hold those trees and say I'm here to do everything in my power on earth to bring all the human beings and all the help that I can to put this back
Video examples
How to deal with...
running away from home and when my mother saw the story she said it wasn't true and demanded I change it and I didn't change it I actually yelled out I am not changing my story I'm not this defiance was key because I was trusting
Video examples
Why good leaders make...
before their number was called, and I watched the gate agent treat this man like he had broken the law, like a criminal. He was yelled at for attempting to board one group too soon. So I said something.
Video examples
Learn to read Chinese...
If the shape of the fire is a person with two arms on both sides, as if she was yelling frantically, "Help! I'm on fire!" -- This symbol actually is originally from the shape of the flame,
Video examples
The myth of the stolen...
Then, everyone else fell into a deep sleep. The shaman and his sister yelled and shook them, but they wouldn’t wake. It was getting dark, so the shaman and his sister
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J. R. Smith
American Athlete
My parents, my family, that's the biggest inspiration in my life. I've been in a lot of dark spots in my life, and if it wasn't for them, I wouldn't be able to get out of it, but they are who they are. They followed me. They yelled at me. They screamed at me. They loved me.
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Jay Samit
American Businessman
Pick a co-founder that communicates in the same fashion that you do. If you are a screamer, then the only way you will ever listen to a conflicting point of view is to find someone who is passionate enough to yell back at you.
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Mary Steenburgen
American Actress
I know that's why I became an actress. In my dream world, I could get mad and scream and yell, and if somebody died, they got up again. In real life, I didn't dare try it.
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Charles Barkley
American Baseball Player
I'm never going to be one of those guys who gets on TV and yells and screams. That's not how I do my business. But I'm very aware of social responsibility.
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Nnamdi Asomugha
Nigerian Actor
You know in acting you have those moments in a movie where a character yells or breaks down crying and you're like, wow, that's acting?
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Jack Monroe
British Journalist
In my experience, yelling at people that they are wrong and disgusting rarely wins the argument, nor changes point of view.
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Vermin Supreme
American Artist
One of the most important things about using a bullhorn is you don't have to yell over it.
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Mahalia Jackson
American Musician
Anybody that sings the blues is in a deep pit, yelling for help.
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Luvvie Ajayi
Nigerian Author
In a world that wants women to whisper, I choose to yell.
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Rebecca MacKinnon
American Journalist
Tactically, yelling at Google is unwise.
Quote examples
J. R. Smith
American Athlete
My parents, my family, that's the biggest inspiration in my life. I've been in a lot of dark spots in my life, and if it wasn't for them, I wouldn't be able to get out of it, but they are who they are. They followed me. They yelled at me. They screamed at me. They loved me.
Quote examples
Jay Samit
American Businessman
Pick a co-founder that communicates in the same fashion that you do. If you are a screamer, then the only way you will ever listen to a conflicting point of view is to find someone who is passionate enough to yell back at you.
Quote examples
Mary Steenburgen
American Actress
I know that's why I became an actress. In my dream world, I could get mad and scream and yell, and if somebody died, they got up again. In real life, I didn't dare try it.
Quote examples
Charles Barkley
American Baseball Player
I'm never going to be one of those guys who gets on TV and yells and screams. That's not how I do my business. But I'm very aware of social responsibility.
Quote examples
Nnamdi Asomugha
Nigerian Actor
You know in acting you have those moments in a movie where a character yells or breaks down crying and you're like, wow, that's acting?
Quote examples
Jack Monroe
British Journalist
In my experience, yelling at people that they are wrong and disgusting rarely wins the argument, nor changes point of view.
Quote examples
Vermin Supreme
American Artist
One of the most important things about using a bullhorn is you don't have to yell over it.
Quote examples
Mahalia Jackson
American Musician
Anybody that sings the blues is in a deep pit, yelling for help.
Quote examples
Luvvie Ajayi
Nigerian Author
In a world that wants women to whisper, I choose to yell.
Quote examples
Rebecca MacKinnon
American Journalist
Tactically, yelling at Google is unwise.
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