Idiom
yell silently
Meaning
To think very strong thoughts that one wishes to yell out loud but does not.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“I yell silently when my computer freezes again.”
“During the long, boring meeting, I had to yell silently to keep from screaming at my boss.”
“As the critic delivered his harsh review, the author sat perfectly still, choosing to yell silently rather than cause a scene in the crowded room.”
Examples
simple
“I yell silently when my computer freezes again.”
contextual
“During the long, boring meeting, I had to yell silently to keep from screaming at my boss.”
complex
“As the critic delivered his harsh review, the author sat perfectly still, choosing to yell silently rather than cause a scene in the crowded room.”
Key words
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