0 present participle of yell
1 to shout something or make a loud noise, usually when you are angry, in pain, or excited:
Our neighbours were yelling (obscenities) at each other this morning.
[ + speech ] "Just get out of here!" she yelled.
Jeez, don't yell at me - I'm just telling you what she said!
We crept up behind her and yelled "Boo!"
We could hear the neighbours yelling at each other.
Poorly modulated negative emotion is a concomitant of reactive parenting, often accompanying excessive prohibitions, yelling, and physical discipline.
Parent responses were coded as hostile rejection when the parent displayed anger or mocking behaviors such as yelling or laughing at the child.
Rejection included behaviors such as distracting or ignoring the child, going into another room, and yelling or laughing at the child.
