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Cried vs Yelled - What's the difference?

cried | yelled |

As verbs the difference between cried and yelled

is that cried is (cry) while yelled is (yell).

cried

English

Verb

(head)
  • (cry)

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    yelled

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (yell)

    • yell

    English

    Etymology 1

    From (etyl) yellen, from (etyl) .

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • shout; holler; make a loud sound with the voice.
  • to convey by shouting
    • He yelled directions to the party from the car.
    Synonyms
    * (shout) call, cry, holler, shout * See also
    Derived terms
    () * yell at * yell silently * yeller
    Usage notes
    To yell at' someone is as in a hostile manner, while to yell ' to someone means to speak loudly so as to be heard.

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A shout.
  • A phrase to be shouted.
  • * 1912 , The Michigan Alumnus (volume 18, page 152)
    • After the dinner a general reception was held in the spacious parlors of the hotel during which the occasion was very much enlivened with the old college songs and old college yells , which transported us all in mind and feelings

    Etymology 2

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    Adjective

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  • (Ulster) dry (of cow)
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