单词 | yelling |
释义 | yellingn. The action of uttering a yell or yells; the sound resulting from this; shouting, shrieking, bellowing, howling. Also: an instance of this, a yell. ΘΠ the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > voice or vocal sound > cry or shout (loudness) > cry of emotion or pain > [noun] > yell or yelp yerra1225 braya1300 yellc1300 yellinga1382 yarmc1400 yellocha1522 braying1547 yowt1554 yawping1576 yelping1632 yellowing1652 yawl1728 yelloching1773 yelp1775 gowl1805 youp1808 yawp1824 a1382 Bible (Wycliffite, E.V.) (Bodl. 959) (1963) Judges xxi. 2 In þe siȝte of hym sittynge vn to euyn þei reredyn a voice, & with grett ȝellynge begunnyn to weepyn. Remonstr. against Romish Corruptions (Titus) (1851) 112 Hou abhominable is the feynid preiere othir hidous yellinge of siche prelatis. c1400 (?c1380) Cleanness (1920) l. 971 Such a ȝomerly ȝarm of ȝellyng þer rysed. a1450 (?a1390) J. Mirk Festial (Claud.) (2011) 217 Þeyse fendus þanne madyn a ȝellyng and a crying. 1556 W. Lauder Compend. Tractate Dewtie of Kyngis sig. A3v With gretyng, raryng, and with ȝellyng. 1577 H. I. tr. H. Bullinger 50 Godlie Serm. III. v. v. sig. Hhhh.viii/1 Often times the Singers striue among themselues for the excellencie of voyces, whereby it commeth to passe that the whole Churche ringeth with an hoarse kinde of yellinge. 1612 M. Drayton Poly-olbion xiii. 216 When after goes the Cry, with yellings lowd and deepe, That all the Forrest rings. 1653 H. Cogan tr. F. M. Pinto Voy. & Adventures lxix. 281 The dreadfull yelling of six thousand Elephants. 1740 S. Richardson Pamela I. xxvi. 78 The cursed Yellings of you both made me not my self. 1762 J. Mitchell Female Pilgrim 341 She often heard the yelling of beasts of prey as she passed along. 1819 W. Scott Bride of Lammermoor viii, in Tales of my Landlord 3rd Ser. I. 229 The impatient yelling of the hounds. 1871 R. Ellis tr. Catullus Poems xlii. 18 Swell your voices in higher harsher yellings. 1929 Aeronautics July 36/1 The yelling of the delighted children running toward us. 1960 Life 11 Jan. 52/2 There'll be no more need for the pressure, the yelling, the ring-a-ding-ding stuff. 2006 Rowing News Apr. 9/2 Spectators..meandered over to see what all the yelling was about. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, January 2018; most recently modified version published online June 2022). yellingadj. 1. ΘΠ the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > degree, kind, or quality of sound > unpleasant quality > shrill quality > [adjective] > harsh and shrill (of sound) > making yellingOE yellinga1382 stridulous?1611 strident1656 stridulatory1838 stridulant1843 stridulating1861 OE Widsith 128 Ful oft of þam heape hwinende fleag giellende gar on grome þeode. OE Metrical Charm: For Sudden Stitch (Harl. 585) 9 Ða mihtigan wif hyra mægen beræddon and hy gyllende garas sændan. b. That yells (in various senses); uttering a yell or yells; that cries out loudly. ΘΠ the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > voice or vocal sound > cry or shout (loudness) > cry of emotion or pain > [adjective] > yell or yelp yellinga1382 yawping1576 yellowing1594 yelping1607 yelled1854 the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > degree, kind, or quality of sound > unpleasant quality > shrill quality > [adjective] > harsh and shrill (of sound) > making yellingOE yellinga1382 stridulous?1611 strident1656 stridulatory1838 stridulant1843 stridulating1861 a1382 Bible (Wycliffite, E.V.) (Douce 369(1)) (1850) Isa. xiii. 22 Ther shul dwelle there ostriches... And ther shul answern there ȝellende foules in the houses of it. 1539 R. Morison Exhort. to styrre All Eng. Men (new ed.) sig. Dviii Let this yelling Egle approche towarde vs, let her come with all her byrdes about her. 1667 J. Milton Paradise Lost ii. 795 These yelling Monsters that with ceasless cry Surround me. View more context for this quotation 1724 T. Cooke tr. Bion in tr. Moschus & Bion Idylliums i. 75 The yelling Hounds..tell What Grief for their departed Lord they felt. 1769 R. Colvill Fate of Julia 21 While staring ghosts and yelling furies stalk. 1823 W. Scott Quentin Durward I. vi. 132 The disordered and yelling group. 1879 Daily News 1 Mar. 4/6 Trying to force their horses through the ring of yelling savages. 1899 E. Œ. Somerville & ‘M. Ross’ Some Experiences Irish R.M. 179 The tall old house quivered, and the yelling wind drove against it. 1914 Boys' Life Sept. 7/3 Peleg once more fired upon the yelling Indians. 1966 Pop. Mech. Oct. 243/2 A yelling crowd on the sidelines. 2004 Taboo Spring 19 A yelling but benevolent boot camp counsellor. 2. Of the nature of or resembling a yell or shout; characterized by yells.Old English gyllende gryre (‘with shrieking terror’) in quot. OE apparently alludes to the cries of drowning Egyptians (in a poem known for the allusiveness of its imagery). ΘΠ the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > voice or vocal sound > cry or shout (loudness) > cry of emotion or pain > [adjective] > yell or yelp > characterized by yellingOE OE Exodus 490 He manegum gesceod gyllende gryre. 1549 M. Coverdale et al. tr. Erasmus Paraphr. Newe Test. II. Ephes. v. f. xii Not with vncomly yellyng noyses, as madde drounken men are vsed to dooe. 1595 W. S. Lamentable Trag. Locrine i. i. sig. A3 A Mightie Lion, ruler of the woods.., With yelling clamors shaking all the earth. 1620 T. Dekker Dreame 20 A yelling Out-cry all-about was hurld. 1697 J. Dryden tr. Virgil Æneis iii, in tr. Virgil Wks. 293 His brother Cyclops hear the yelling Roar. 1776 W. J. Mickle tr. L. de Camoens Lusiad ix. 362 The yelling shrieks of thousands strike the shore. 1825 W. Scott Talisman v, in Tales Crusaders III. 125 A loud yelling laugh. 1892 A. Ewing tr. E. T. W. Hoffmann Serapion Brethren II. vii. 340 He..screamed out at him, in a yelling voice: ‘That you shall not!’ 1906 M. Bowen Viper of Milan xxxiv. 361 The garden was one wild, yelling confusion. 1995 Guardian 22 Sept. 7/2 He had investigated yelling noises reported by three Steep residents but the source could not be traced. 2008 Toronto Star (Nexis) 30 June a13 There were huge, yelling fights on the council floor. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, January 2018; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.a1382adj.OE |
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