The difference between yell and shout

[kachibibb]

I have two adverb questions that you need to fill in "yelled" and "shouted".

But which one is suitable for "yelled" and which is suitable for "shouted"? What are the reasons?

"Hooray!" shouted/ yelled the children happily.

"I have just found a magic key!" she shouted/ yelled loudly.

 

[tedmc]

"Yell" is "shout loudly". It probably suits your sentences, but it depends on what you have in mind.

 

[Rover_KE]

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[Tarheel]

It's rather subjective. I might say somebody is shouting if they are speaking in a voice that is louder than normal. I might say they are yelling if they are annoying me. (You might want to google "Stop yelling" compared to "Stop shouting".)

 

[Rover_KE]

'Shout' is formal in register and 'yell' is informal.

 

[Tdol]

How can you shout/yell quietly?

 

[probus]

How can you shout/yell quietly?

Didn't some painter prove you can scream silently? ;-)

 

[Tarheel]

How can you shout/yell quietly?

You can't, which is why I don't agree with that comment. ("Yell" is "shout loudly".)

 

[tedmc]

You can't, which is why I don't agree with that comment. ("Yell" is "shout loudly".)

You can shout loudly, but not quietly.;-)

 

[Tarheel]

I have two questions about "yelled" and "shouted".

Which one is a better choice -- "yelled" or "shouted"? What are the reasons?

"Hooray!" shouted/ yelled the children happily.

"I have just found a magic key!" she shouted/ yelled loudly.

I wouldn't use "loudly" there.

 

[Tdol]

Didn't some painter prove you can scream silently? ;-)

In one of the most misunderstood things ever, the person in The Scream is not screaming, but trying to drown out the scream- the infinite scream throughout nature. It's up there with Karl Marx's comment about religion being the opiate of the people, where he was talking about pain relief among the miserable, not addiction and drug pushing.

 

[Glizdka]

How can you shout/yell quietly?

The same way you can widely close your eyes, respectfully insult someone, and gently slam the door after you slowly rush outside. ;-)