present participle
Speaking or calling in a very loud voice.
The children are yelling for help.
She was yelling across the street to get my attention.
American English
How to pronounce yelling
verb · nounB1Common word
YEHlihng
/ˈjɛ.lɪŋ/
2 syllables · Stress the first syllable.
Form of yell
Yelling can be a verb form for an action in progress or a noun for the activity or sound.
Speaking or calling in a very loud voice.
Practice out loudMeanings & examples
present participle
Speaking loudly and angrily to someone.
Please stop yelling at me.
He was yelling at his brother for being late.
gerund noun
The act or sound of shouting very loudly, especially as a continuing activity or noise.
I can't think with all this yelling.
Yelling in the hallway woke the baby.
Related words & forms
Before -ed and -ing, the final l doubles: yelled, yelling.