yells

Screams or hollers

Yells is the plural of yell—loud, sharp cries or shouts.

School yells are organized cheers at sporting events: The cheerleaders led the crowd in fight yells.

As a verb, yells is the third-person singular: She yells at the kids to come inside.

To yell can express anger, excitement, or urgency, or simply project the voice across distance.

synonyms

shouts

Loud vocal outbursts

roars · howls · shrieks · screeches · cries · calls · exclaims · whoops · bawls · thunders

volume

loud

High in volume

earsplitting · piercing · shrill · blaring · roaring · echoing · resounding · cacophony · clamor · raucous

crowd

stadium

Large venue for spectators

audience · supporters · bleachers · grandstand · throng · mob · rally · gathering · chanting · horde

anger

rage

Intense, violent anger

  • furyIntense violent anger
  • wrathFierce, punishing anger
  • outrageFierce moral indignation

temper · tirade · tantrum · seething · fuming · livid · irate · hostility · indignation · vexation

protest

demonstration

Public display of opinion

chanting · slogans · dissent · resistance · picketing · solidarity · grievances · injustice · boycott · sit-in

alarm

warning

Alert about danger

help · fire · distress · panic · evacuation · rescue · intruder · siren · 911 · lifeguard

celebration

cheers

Casual toast or farewell

triumph · jubilation · joy · elation · exultation · applause · acclaim · ovation · festivity · revelry

Categories
Opposites
volume/loudness

yellswhispers

Speaks very quietly

murmurs · mumbles · mutters · breathes · hushes

emotional intensity/manner

yellswhispers

Speaks very quietly

soothes · coos · murmurs · purrs · croons

presence vs. absence of vocalization

yellsshuts up

Becomes silent abruptly

clams up · bites one's tongue · keeps mum

Phrases
Family

yell, yelling, yelled, yeller, yellers

Familiarity
Top 20,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Negative · Everyday, not technical · Rated G