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Verb

yelling

GNU Project's publication of CIDE, the Collaborative International Dictionary of English 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.
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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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GNU Project's publication of CIDE, the Collaborative International Dictionary of English yelling \yell"ing\, n.
The uttering of one or more loud inarticulate cries, as of
pain or excitement.

Syn: shouting.
[WordNet 1.5]

WordNet yelling
adj : noisy with or as if with loud cries and shouts; "a crying
mass of rioters"; "a howling wind"; "shouting fans";
"the yelling fiend" [syn: crying, howling, shouting]
n : uttering a loud inarticulate cry as of pain or excitement
[syn: shouting]

Moby Dictionary
bawling , blatant , boanergean , brawling , clamorous , clamoursome ,
crying , loudmouthed , noisy , obstreperous , openmouthed , screaming ,
shouting , vociferant , vociferating , vociferous , yammering , yapping ,
yelping