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yawp

or yaup

[ yawp, yahp ]

verb (used without object)

  1. to utter a loud, harsh cry; to yelp, squawk, or bawl.
  2. Slang. to talk noisily and foolishly or complainingly.


noun

  1. a harsh cry.
  2. Slang.
    1. raucous or querulous speech.
    2. a noisy, foolish utterance.

yawp

/ jɔːp /

verb

  1. to gape or yawn, esp audibly
  2. to shout, cry, or talk noisily; bawl
  3. to bark, yelp, or yowl


noun

  1. a shout, bark, yelp, or cry
  2. a noisy, foolish, or raucous utterance

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Derived Forms

  • ˈyawper, noun

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Other Words From

  • yawper noun

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Word History and Origins

Origin of yawp1

1300–50; Middle English yolpen; akin to yelp

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Word History and Origins

Origin of yawp1

C15: yolpen, probably of imitative origin; see yap , yelp

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Example Sentences

Students moan and growl and shriek and yawp, as if exorcising demons in a ritualistic ceremony.

I too am not a bit tamed ... I too am untranslatable, I sound my barbaric yawp over the roofs of the world.

He uttered a feeble yawp as one of the links was clasped about his wrist.

The young yawp in the nest a little, with more breath than noise.

You'd keep that yawp o' your'n goin', I believe, if it was the judgment day.

You know we agreed it was none of our business whether a peacock on the lawn or a dog in his kennel let out that yawp.

Now they have shut up their yawp about him, since he has proved to be no better than Talmage or Beecher.

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