Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

rebel yell

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.65 in modern English

Syllables: re-bel yell
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A cry used by Confederate troops in the American Civil War, to intimidate Union troops.

Countable; Uncountable

Usage

Inflected Forms

rebel yells (plural)

Questions

What does rebel yell mean?: A cry used by Confederate troops in the American Civil War, to intimidate Union troops.

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