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yelp (yelp)

intransitive verb

  1. to utter a short, sharp cry or bark, as a dog
  2. to cry out sharply, as in pain

Etymology: ME yelpen, to boast < OE gielpan, to boast noisily, akin to MHG gelfen: for IE base see yell

transitive verb

to utter or express by yelping

noun

a short, sharp cry or bark

Related Forms:

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yelp Synonyms

yelp

v.

howl, screech, hoot; see cry 3, sound 1.


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yelp Usage Examples

Object

  • vocal: They have all the key ingredients: feral guitars, the danceability factor, yelping vocals and an album full of killer tunes.

Modifying Another Word

  • little: I went outside to see if I could help, But I startled him, and he gave a little yelp!

Used with why or when

  • when: It was a few minutes before he moved so no one noticed and boy did they yelp when they did.

Preposition: in

  • pain: Jesus let him go and death went off yelping in pain with its tail between its legs.

Preposition: of

  • pain: One particularly loud thud was immediately followed by a yelp of pain from someone the other side of the room.

Preposition: with

  • joy: Yelp with joy in the united becquerel therefore was article in the.
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