yeller
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8.2
- noun
- /ˈjɛlər/
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gritón
- I explained to my kids and husband what happened, and that I no longer want to be a yeller, and I'm working on this more than ever now.
- yeller, a screamer
And I was like, so moved that not a single person called me a yeller.
- And I was like, so moved that not a single person called me a yeller.
- And what I mean by that, because I'm not a yeller, I don't scream, but I will boil things down to its simplest thing.
- There was the scary part of them, yeller, brooder, silent treatmenter, that I feared and frankly hated.
Examples
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My mom was the yeller, not my dad, so it cast a dark shadow.
Blog text (2) -
Were you always a yeller?
Blog text (7) -
Will the real yeller please step forward?
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Oh, honey, please, can I be the yeller today?
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Tune in tomorrow when we dish about another type of boss: The Yeller.
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Bosses I affectionately referred to as "yellers" who made me want to scream right back.
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My husband was the yeller (more at the refs than at the kids) back in the '80s and '90s.
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During the argument, she turned into a yeller, shouting at the top of her lungs to make herself heard.
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At the soccer game, the yeller from the crowd encouraged the players with loud cheers and shouts.
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As the debate heated up, he became known as the yeller for his booming voice that could drown out everyone else.
Synonyms
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6.7
A person who talks too much, often loudly, and reveals private things
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6.1
A person who shouts in a loud, high voice
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6.1
A person or device that calls out loudly to get attention from far away
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3.9
A person who speaks very loudly to be heard
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7.8
A person who speaks loudly and angrily and complains a lot
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5.7
A person or thing that makes loud, heavy repeated sounds like a drum
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6.5
A person or animal that makes a very loud deep noise
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5.6
Someone or something that makes a loud high sound
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7.9
A person who talks a lot in a loud, annoying way
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7.7
A person or thing that makes a loud booming sound
A person who shouts in a very loud voice
A person who shouts in a loud harsh voice
A person with a very loud voice who can be heard far away
A person who speaks or shouts in a very loud, high voice
A person who shouts loudly to protest or attract attention
A person who shouts in a violent or angry way when talking
A person who gives loud, angry speeches to a crowd
A person who shouts about a cause to get people to agree
A person who loudly repeats a group's message to many people
A person who speaks loudly and brags, often saying things they should not
A person who makes loud demands in protest
An animal or person that makes a loud harsh noise
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Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Yeller comes from the common verb yell, which means 'to shout', plus the ending -er meaning 'one who does something'. So a yeller is literally 'one who shouts', someone who speaks in a very loud voice.