yawp

or yaup

[ yawp, yahp ]

/ yɔp, yɑp /

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verb (used without object)

to utter a loud, harsh cry; to yelp, squawk, or bawl.

Slang. to talk noisily and foolishly or complainingly.

noun

a harsh cry.

Slang.

raucous or querulous speech.
a noisy, foolish utterance.

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Origin of yawp

1300–50; Middle English yolpen; akin to yelp

OTHER WORDS FROM yawp

yawper, noun

Words nearby yawp

yawner, yawnful, yawning, yawnsome, yawny, yawp, yaws, Yaxchilán, y-axis, yay, Yayoi

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How to use yawp in a sentence

Students moan and growl and shriek and yawp, as if exorcising demons in a ritualistic ceremony.
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I too am not a bit tamed ... I too am untranslatable, I sound my barbaric yawp over the roofs of the world.
A Eulogy for Marie Colvin|Katrina Heron|March 14, 2012|DAILY BEAST
He uttered a feeble yawp as one of the links was clasped about his wrist.
The Gray Phantom's Return|Herman Landon
The young yawp in the nest a little, with more breath than noise.
The Land of Little Rain|Mary Austin

You'd keep that yawp o' your'n goin', I believe, if it was the judgment day.
David Harum|Edward Noyes Westcott
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.
The Outdoor Chums at Cabin Point|Quincy Allen
Now they have shut up their yawp about him, since he has proved to be no better than Talmage or Beecher.
Peck's Compendium of Fun|George W. Peck

British Dictionary definitions for yawp

yawp

/ (jɔːp) /

verb (intr)

to gape or yawn, esp audibly

to shout, cry, or talk noisily; bawl

to bark, yelp, or yowl

noun

a shout, bark, yelp, or cry

US and Canadian a noisy, foolish, or raucous utterance

Derived forms of yawp

yawper, noun

Word Origin for yawp

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

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yawp

or yaup

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