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GERMAN · A WORD WITH POSSIBILITIES

gellen.

to emit a loud, clear and strident sound

6 characters2 syllables approx.Deutsch language

Meaning & usage

verb/ˈɡɛlən/
  1. to emit a loud, clear and strident sound

    intransitive · weak
    Die gegnerische Mannschaft wurde mit einem gellenden Pfeifkonzert empfangen.
  2. to be shaken by such a sound, to reverberate with it

    intransitive · weak
Where this word comes from

From Middle High German gëllen, from Old High German gëllan, from Proto-Germanic *gellaną (“to yell”). Cognate with English yell, Dutch gillen.

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