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Yell vs Huzzah - What's the difference?

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Yell is a related term of huzzah.


As verbs the difference between yell and huzzah

is that yell is shout; holler; make a loud sound with the voice while huzzah is to cheer with a huzzah sound.

As nouns the difference between yell and huzzah

is that yell is a shout while huzzah is a cheer often associated with sailors, shouted by a group in praise of a thing or event.

As an adjective yell

is (ulster) dry (of cow).

As an interjection huzzah is

(nautical|dated).

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

    .

    Adjective

    (-)
  • (Ulster) dry (of cow)
  • English reporting verbs

    huzzah

    English

    Alternative forms

    * huzza

    Interjection

    (en interjection)
  • (nautical, dated) .
  • (rare, literary, poetic)
  • Synonyms

    * (hoisting cry) heave, heave-ho * (cheer indicating enjoyment or approval) hooray, hurrah, hurray, see also .

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A cheer often associated with sailors, shouted by a group in praise of a thing or event.
  • Verb

    (en verb)
  • To cheer with a huzzah sound.
  • (wikipedia huzzah)