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yelp
[ yelp ]
verb (used without object)
- to give a quick, sharp, shrill cry, as a dog or fox.
- to call or cry out sharply:
The boy yelped in pain when the horse stepped on his foot.
verb (used with object)
- to utter or express by or as if by yelping.
noun
- a quick, sharp bark or cry.
yelp
/ ɛ /
verb
- (esp of a dog) to utter a sharp or high-pitched cry or bark, often indicating pain
noun
- a sharp or high-pitched cry or bark
Derived Forms
- ˈ, noun
Other Word Forms
- İ noun
- dzܳy verb (used with object)
Word History and Origins
Origin of yelp1
Word History and Origins
Origin of yelp1
Example Sentences
On 13 April, fans are being encouraged to "dress up, whoop, yelp and clap their way through this block-busting adventure".
An accordionist spurred the crowd of about 150 to dance, clap or yelp bird caws in approval.
Yet there wasn’t some killer behind a mask or a scarred-up monster with a knife that caused James to yelp Christmas night in San Francisco.
“Am I the bad one?” yelps the singer and percussionist Ollie Judge, embodying a morally dubious character who is only just beginning to question the customs of his culture.
But for that moment we sang together, a collective yelp of determination to keep dancing.
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