yell silently

verb

To think very strong thoughts that one wishes to yell out loud but does not.

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Meanings

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

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

  1. idiomaticTo think very strong thoughts that one wishes to yell out loud but does not.

    He yelled silently at R. Daneel: Machine!

    1964. Isaac Asimov, The Rest of the Robots, Doubleday, page 341
    2 more examples

    Shut up, he yelled silently as the woman cried out in pain and terror in the cabin behind him.

    1988. Craig Thomas, Winter Hawk, Morrow, page 373

    Hurry, he yelled silently to the pilot. Hurry!

    2002. Elizabeth Lowell, Eden Burning, HarperCollins, page 365
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