yell

«yell» in Mova's school dictionary: to shout something very loudly, because you are angry… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 4 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

verb (yell, yells, yelled, yelling); noun (a yell, yells)

meaning for a pupil

1) To yell means to shout something very loudly, because you are angry, excited, scared or in pain, or to call someone far away. tree →

2) A yell is a loud shout. tree →

sense in the lessons

In everyday life and safety yelling for help («Help! Fire!») can save lives, and a loud yell can scare off danger; pupils learn to yell «No! Go! Tell!» if a stranger tries to grab them. In manners, we do not yell indoors or at people. In stories it shows strong feeling. Phrases: «yell at», «yell for help», «yell out», «let out a yell».

examples

• Don't yell in the library. tree →
• He yelled for help when he fell in the river. tree →
• The fans yelled when their team scored. tree →
• Mum yelled up the stairs that tea was ready. tree →
• She let out a yell when she saw the spider. tree →
• If a stranger grabs you, yell «This is not my dad!». tree →
• Please don't yell at your brother. tree →
• We heard a yell from the playground. tree →
• Fire Eater yelled at them in a hoarse voice: tree →

note

Regular verb: «yelled». «Yell at someone» usually means angrily; «yell to someone» means to call them from far away. Similar: «shout», «scream», «holler» (US).

In the corpora

• If someone tries to grab you, yell loudly «No!
• If someone tries to grab you, yell, pull away, run to people and tell.
• Shouldn't have yelled.» Grown-ups get tired and stressed just like kids, and sometimes they snap.
• On Father's Day a boy yells across the playground, «Oi Corey, where's your dad then?

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «yell» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.