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Webster'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.

Noah Webster's American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Structured JSON vendored from sktzofrenic/webster1828 at commit 5a58d9e0191eefaa51affbc1bb1b8bc5782ba6c0. The upstream README identifies the dictionary text as public domain and the project license as MIT.

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