yell out

verb

To exclaim loudly.

Meanings

verbyell out (third-person singular simple present yells out, present participle yelling out, simple past and past participle yelled out)

present singular third person yells out · participle present yelling out · participle past yelled out · past yelled out

  1. informalintransitivetransitiveTo exclaim loudly.

    And to dat crowd, She yelled out loud: Won't you come home, Bill Bailey, won't you come home?

    1902, Hughie Cannon, “Bill Bailey, Won't You Please Come Home?”
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