yell

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BrE /jel/ AmE /jel/

verb en → es

past yelled pp yelled ing yelling

1 SHOUT [intransitive], [transitive] A2

to shout or scream loudly, especially when you are angry or upset

gritar, vociferar, chillar

  • yell at somebody/something
  • yell for help

Collocations yell at someone · yell in anger

  • He yelled at the children to be quiet.

    Él gritó a los niños para que se callaran.

2 CALL [transitive] B1

to shout or speak loudly in order to attract someone's attention

gritar, llamar a gritos

  • yell for somebody

Collocations yell for help

  • She yelled for her husband to come home.

    Ella gritó para que su esposo regresara a casa.

Phrasal verbs

yell at SHOUT AT B1

gritarle a alguien, vociferarle a alguien

  • He yelled at the kids to be quiet.

    Él gritó a los niños para que se callaran.

yell out SHOUT OUT B2

gritar, vociferar

  • She yelled out the answer before anyone else could speak.

    Ella gritó la respuesta antes de que pudiera hablar alguien más.

Idioms

yell at the top of one's lungs B2

gritar a todo pulmón, vociferar con todas sus fuerzas

  • She yelled at the top of her lungs for help.

    Ella gritó a todo pulmón para pedir ayuda.

yell like a banshee C1

gritar como una banshee, vociferar como un loco

  • The baby was yelling like a banshee.

    El bebé estaba gritando como una banshee.