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Yell
Open directlyWebster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828 1 of 3
Part of speech: noun (n.)
A sharp, loud, hideous outcry. Their hideous yells Rend the dark welkin. J. Philips.
Webster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828 2 of 3
Part of speech: verb (v.)
To cry out, or shriek, with a hideous noise; to cry or scream as with agony or horror. They yelleden as feendes doon in helle. Chaucer. Nor the night raven, that still deadly yells. Spenser. Infernal ghosts and hellish furies round Environed thee; some howled, some yelled. Milton.
Webster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828 3 of 3
Part of speech: verb (v.)
To utter or declare with a yell; to proclaim in a loud tone. Shak.