yell

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As had been anticipated, they almost ran into the arms of Bladud's contingent, which met them with a yell of rage, and the yell was answered by a shriek of terror Their retreat being thus cut off in nearly all directions, the panic-stricken crew doubled to the left again, and sprang into the swamp, closely followed by their ever-increasing foes.

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  1. intransitive verb To cry out loudly, as in pain, fright, surprise, or enthusiasm.
  2. transitive verb To utter or express with a loud cry. See Synonyms at shout.
  3. noun A loud cry; a shout.

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Used in the same context Used in the Same Context

howl ·  squeal ·  wail ·  groan ·  whoop ·  bellow ·  growl ·  peal ·  uproar ·  sob ·  chorus ·  clamor

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yell:   yelled ·  yelling ·  yells
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  1. Middle English yellen, from Old English giellan, gellan; see ghel-1 in Indo-European roots.

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  1. from Middle English yellen, ʒellen, ʒullen, ʒollen, from Anglo-Saxon gellan, giellan, gyllan, cry out, yell, resound, = Dutch gillen, shriek, scream, = German gellen, resound, = Icelandic gella, also gjalla = Swedish gälla = Danish gjælle, gjalde, resound, ring; prob. akin to Anglo-Saxon galan, sing: see gale. Cf. yawl, yowl.
  2. from yell, v.
 

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