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Yell

To cry out, or shriek, with a hideous noise; to cry or scream as with agony or horror.

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Verb group 10

Call 84% connected

To command or request to come or be present; to summon; as, to call a servant.

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Call 84% connected

To command or request to come or be present; to summon; as, to call a servant.

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Cry 84% connected

To make a loud call or cry; to call or exclaim vehemently or earnestly; to shout; to vociferate; to proclaim; to pray; to implore.

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Cry 84% connected

To make a loud call or cry; to call or exclaim vehemently or earnestly; to shout; to vociferate; to proclaim; to pray; to implore.

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Exclaim 84% connected

To cry out from earnestness or passion; to utter with vehemence; to call out or declare loudly; to protest vehemently; to vociferate; to shout; as, t…

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Exclaim 84% connected

To cry out from earnestness or passion; to utter with vehemence; to call out or declare loudly; to protest vehemently; to vociferate; to shout; as, t…

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Outcry 84% connected

A vehement or loud cry; a cry of distress, alarm, opposition, or detestation; clamor.

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Outcry 84% connected

A vehement or loud cry; a cry of distress, alarm, opposition, or detestation; clamor.

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Shout 84% connected

To utter a sudden and loud outcry, as in joy, triumph, or exultation, or to attract attention, to animate soldiers, etc.

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Shout 84% connected

To utter a sudden and loud outcry, as in joy, triumph, or exultation, or to attract attention, to animate soldiers, etc.

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Narrower term 30

Bellow 76% connected

To make a hollow, loud noise, as an enraged bull.

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Bellowing 76% connected

of Bellow

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Bird 76% connected

Orig., a chicken; the young of a fowl; a young eaglet; a nestling; and hence, a feathered flying animal (see 2).

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Catcall 76% connected

A sound like the cry of a cat, such as is made in playhouses to express dissatisfaction with a play; also, a small shrill instrument for making such…

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Clamor 76% connected

A great outcry or vociferation; loud and continued shouting or exclamation.

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Clamoring 76% connected

of Clamor

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Complaint 76% connected

Expression of grief, regret, pain, censure, or resentment; lamentation; murmuring; accusation; fault-finding.

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Halloo 76% connected

A loud exclamation; a call to invite attention or to incite a person or an animal; a shout.

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Hiss 76% connected

To make with the mouth a prolonged sound like that of the letter s, by driving the breath between the tongue and the teeth; to make with the mouth a…

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Holla 76% connected

Hollo.

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Hollo 76% connected

Ho there; stop; attend; hence, a loud cry or a call to attract attention; a halloo.

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Holloa 76% connected

Same as Hollo.

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Hoot 76% connected

To cry out or shout in contempt.

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Hosanna 76% connected

A Hebrew exclamation of praise to the Lord, or an invocation of blessings.

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Noise 76% connected

Sound of any kind.

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Raspberry 76% connected

The thimble-shaped fruit of the Rubus Idaeus and other similar brambles; as, the black, the red, and the white raspberry.

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Roar 76% connected

To cry with a full, loud, continued sound.

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Roaring 76% connected

of Roar

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Scream 76% connected

To cry out with a shrill voice; to utter a sudden, sharp outcry, or shrill, loud cry, as in fright or extreme pain; to shriek; to screech.

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Screaming 76% connected

of Scream

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Screech 76% connected

To utter a harsh, shrill cry; to make a sharp outcry, as in terror or acute pain; to scream; to shriek.

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Screeching 76% connected

of Screech

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Shouting 76% connected

of Shout

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Shriek 76% connected

To utter a loud, sharp, shrill sound or cry, as do some birds and beasts; to scream, as in a sudden fright, in horror or anguish.

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Shrieking 76% connected

of Shriek

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Snort 76% connected

To force the air with violence through the nose, so as to make a noise, as do high-spirited horsed in prancing and play.

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Whoop 76% connected

The hoopoe.

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Yelling 76% connected

of Yell

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Yodel 76% connected

Alt. of Yodle

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Yowl 76% connected

To utter a loud, long, and mournful cry, as a dog; to howl; to yell.

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Broader term 5

Emit 76% connected

To send forth; to throw or give out; to cause to issue; to give vent to; to eject; to discharge; as, fire emits heat and smoke; boiling water emits s…

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Shout 76% connected

To utter a sudden and loud outcry, as in joy, triumph, or exultation, or to attract attention, to animate soldiers, etc.

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Utter 76% connected

Outer.

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Utterance 76% connected

The act of uttering.

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Vocalization 76% connected

The act of vocalizing, or the state of being vocalized.

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Manner of action 16

Halloo 76% connected

A loud exclamation; a call to invite attention or to incite a person or an animal; a shout.

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Hollo 76% connected

Ho there; stop; attend; hence, a loud cry or a call to attract attention; a halloo.

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Howl 76% connected

To utter a loud, protraced, mournful sound or cry, as dogs and wolves often do.

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Hurrah 76% connected

Alt. of Hurra

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Pipe 76% connected

A wind instrument of music, consisting of a tube or tubes of straw, reed, wood, or metal; any tube which produces musical sounds; as, a shepherd's pi…

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Roar 76% connected

To cry with a full, loud, continued sound.

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Screak 76% connected

To utter suddenly a sharp, shrill sound; to screech; to creak, as a door or wheel.

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Screech 76% connected

To utter a harsh, shrill cry; to make a sharp outcry, as in terror or acute pain; to scream; to shriek.

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Shriek 76% connected

To utter a loud, sharp, shrill sound or cry, as do some birds and beasts; to scream, as in a sudden fright, in horror or anguish.

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Shrill 76% connected

Acute; sharp; piercing; having or emitting a sharp, piercing tone or sound; -- said of a sound, or of that which produces a sound.

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Squawk 76% connected

To utter a shrill, abrupt scream; to squeak harshly.

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Ululate 76% connected

To howl, as a dog or a wolf; to wail; as, ululating jackals.

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Wail 76% connected

To choose; to select.

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Whoop 76% connected

The hoopoe.

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Yaup 76% connected

To cry out like a child; to yelp.

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Yawl 76% connected

A small ship's boat, usually rowed by four or six oars.

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Derivationally related 10

Scream 74% connected

To cry out with a shrill voice; to utter a sudden, sharp outcry, or shrill, loud cry, as in fright or extreme pain; to shriek; to screech.

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Scream 74% connected

To cry out with a shrill voice; to utter a sudden, sharp outcry, or shrill, loud cry, as in fright or extreme pain; to shriek; to screech.

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Screamer 74% connected

Any one of three species of South American birds constituting the family Anhimidae, and the suborder Palamedeae. They have two spines on each wing, a…

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Screamer 74% connected

Any one of three species of South American birds constituting the family Anhimidae, and the suborder Palamedeae. They have two spines on each wing, a…

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Shout 74% connected

To utter a sudden and loud outcry, as in joy, triumph, or exultation, or to attract attention, to animate soldiers, etc.

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Shout 74% connected

To utter a sudden and loud outcry, as in joy, triumph, or exultation, or to attract attention, to animate soldiers, etc.

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Squall 74% connected

A sudden violent gust of wind often attended with rain or snow.

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Squall 74% connected

A sudden violent gust of wind often attended with rain or snow.

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Synonym 8

Call 92% connected

To command or request to come or be present; to summon; as, to call a servant.

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Cry 92% connected

To make a loud call or cry; to call or exclaim vehemently or earnestly; to shout; to vociferate; to proclaim; to pray; to implore.

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Hollo 92% connected

Ho there; stop; attend; hence, a loud cry or a call to attract attention; a halloo.

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Outcry 92% connected

A vehement or loud cry; a cry of distress, alarm, opposition, or detestation; clamor.

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Scream 92% connected

To cry out with a shrill voice; to utter a sudden, sharp outcry, or shrill, loud cry, as in fright or extreme pain; to shriek; to screech.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Shout 92% connected

To utter a sudden and loud outcry, as in joy, triumph, or exultation, or to attract attention, to animate soldiers, etc.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Squall 92% connected

A sudden violent gust of wind often attended with rain or snow.

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Vociferation 92% connected

The act of vociferating; violent outcry; vehement utterance of the voice.

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