to yell at
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1.4
- phrasal verb
- /jɛl æt/
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- Will you please stop yelling at me, okay?
- yell at people
- yell at others
- yell at your mother
He'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
76
2.2
To make a low, deep sound to warn or show anger
71
5.6
Suddenly say angry things about someone by speaking or writing
70
4.8
To speak loudly and angrily for a long time
39
4.7
Shout loudly in a deep voice because you are angry or hurt
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2.7
To say something in a very loud strong voice
30
8.1
To say swear words when angry or frustrated
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5.8
To say something in an angry, sharp voice
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6.9
Shout angrily and complain for a long time
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6.1
Stop someone from being heard by shouting loudly again and again
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6.5
Say rude words to someone when angry
7
6.0
To complain loudly in a way that annoys other people
5
8.1
To say rude words to someone or something
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4.6
Show strong anger or upset feelings by talking loudly
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8.5
Shout at someone in a very angry way and threaten them
Shout loudly at someone because they did something wrong
Angrily tell someone they did something wrong
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'.