to yell at
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1.4
- phrasal verb
- /jɛl æt/
- Will you please stop yelling at me, okay?
- yell at people
- yell at others
- yell at your mother
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Watch on YouTubeHe'd throw a fit, freaking out, yell at me, scream, get in fights.
- He'd throw a fit, freaking out, yell at me, scream, get in fights.
- You know, the day that they stop yelling at you, they've moved on.
- They scream and yell at you when they come at you.
- I mean spanked or hit, never yelled at by their parents, never.
- I mean, he slapped me around the place, yelled at me, called me stupid.
- You just see hundreds of tweets of people yelling at each other with no context.
- You don't have to have children, but they're yelling at mothers who are raising kids.
- And he sat me down, yelled at me, said you can't be up yet.
- They have huge assault rifles, they swear, they shout, they yell at you, they have fist fights.
- Things like we had such a good day, he didn't yell at me once today.
Examples
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That's why you came here- to yell at me and to dance with me.
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And who are you yelling at, anyway?
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And we were yelling at each other over a cup of tea.
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Would you stop yelling at him, please?
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Were you not gonna yell at her for coming home so late?
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Who are you yelling at?
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Why did you keep yelling at me like that?
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Like I told my mom, 'My teacher yells at us when we ask questions.'
Academic text (2014) -
I knew talking down to students and yelling at them was inappropriate behavior for a teacher.
Academic text (2014) -
I didn't mean to yell at you during the meeting; I was just frustrated.
Synonyms
187
2.2
To make a low, deep sound to warn or show anger
78
5.6
Suddenly say angry things about someone by speaking or writing
72
4.8
To speak loudly and angrily for a long time
52
8.1
To say swear words when angry or frustrated
38
5.8
To say something in an angry, sharp voice
33
4.7
Shout loudly in a deep voice because you are angry or hurt
22
8.5
Shout at someone in a very angry way and threaten them
19
2.7
To say something in a very loud strong voice
15
6.9
Shout angrily and complain for a long time
13
6.0
To complain loudly in a way that annoys other people
12
6.5
Say rude words to someone when angry
12
6.1
Stop someone from being heard by shouting loudly again and again
8
4.6
Show strong anger or upset feelings by talking loudly
8
6.7
Shout loudly at someone because they did something wrong
6
8.1
To say rude words to someone or something
3
7.7
Angrily tell someone they did something wrong
1
8.9
Shout very loudly and with strong feeling, for example in excitement or anger
Antonyms
How Angry
Surface Forms
Morphology
yell + at
The meaning 'to shout angrily at someone' is directly derived from combining 'yell' (to shout) with the preposition 'at' indicating directed action toward a person. This verb + preposition construction is compositional and cross-linguistically common, so a B1 learner who knows both words would readily infer the MWE meaning.
Etymology
Yell at comes from the simple picture of someone shouting loudly toward another person; yell is the loud shout and at shows who the shout is directed to, so it means 'to shout angrily at someone'.