yelp
verb (used without object)
to give a quick, sharp, shrill cry, as a dog or fox.
were yelping
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past progressiveof yelp.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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Each had worked tirelessly to establish Brahms in the U. S. Each had seen Debussy's worth when inferiors were yelping about his "decadence" and "lack of form."
From Time Magazine Archive
The dogs were yelping across the meadow on his warm trail.
From Roof and Meadow by Dallas Lore Sharp
Lights were twinkling in the windows there, and the dogs in the various backyards were yelping and howling loudly in chorus.
From More Tales by Polish Authors by Various
All the time the dogs were yelping in the forest.
From The Naturalist on the River Amazons by Henry Walter Bates
Coyotes were yelping, and from that sound she concluded it was near dawn.
From To the Last Man by Zane Grey
