Definitions for yells

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yells yell

Spelling: [yel]

IPA: /yɛl/

Yells is a 5 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 7 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 8 points.

You can make 43 anagrams from letters in yells (ellsy).

Definitions for yells

noun

1. a cry uttered by yelling.
2. a cheer or shout of fixed words or syllables, as one adopted by a school or college to encourage a team.

verb (used with object)

1. to utter or tell by yelling:

verb (used without object)

1. to cry out or speak with a strong, loud, clear sound; shout:
2. to scream with pain, fright, etc.

Origin of yells

before 1000; (v.) Middle English yellen, Old English gellan, giellan; cognate with German gellen to resound, Dutch gillen; akin to Old English galan to sing (see n

Examples for yells

Accusation summarised by other Members with yell of "Coward!"

The real rustic does utter a yell of joy at the sight of a Bayswater omnibus.

He was on the point of seating himself when he heard Will's yell.

Sometimes I want to yell, "STOP MAKING EVERYTHING ABOUT YOU."

He could not imagine why some workman did not leap out, seize his arm and yell "Spy!"

Regardless of possibly near-by elk, I raised a frightened, yell.

Giuliana has the thinnest body, but she eats, she really eats, so what the hell are you going to yell at her about?

Then Stewart turned to criticize Palestinian militants, causing the correspondents to return and yell pro-Palestinian slogans.

They were across the street from a fire station, close enough for his daughter to yell for help.

The House freshman from yell County is in a dead heat with Sen. Mark Pryor in the Arkansas Senate race.