yellEnglishOxford English Thesaurusyell noun the creature gave an unearthly yell: cry, yelp, call, shout, howl, yowl, wail, scream, shriek, screech, squawk, squeal; bay, roar, bawl, yawp, whoop, caterwaul; informal holler. ▷antonyms whisper, murmur.verb he yelled in agony: cry out, call out, call at the top of one's voice, yelp, shout, howl, yowl, wail, scream, shriek, screech, squawk, squeal; bay, roar, bawl, yawp, whoop, caterwaul; informal holler; rare ululate. ▷antonyms whisper, murmur.yell Oxford Dictionary of English