yell silently

yell silently

English

Verb

to yell silently

1. (idiomatic) To think very strong thoughts that one wishes to yell out loud but does not.
   • 1964. Isaac Asimov, The Rest of the Robots, Doubleday, page 341:

     He yelled silently at R. Daneel: Machine!

   • 1988. Craig Thomas, Winter Hawk, Morrow, page 373:

     Shut up, he yelled silently as the woman cried out in pain and terror in the cabin behind him.

   • 2002. Elizabeth Lowell, Eden Burning, HarperCollins, page 365:

     Hurry, he yelled silently to the pilot. Hurry!