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yelp
[ yelp ]
/ yÉlp /
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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.
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Origin of yelp
before 900; (v.) Middle English yelpen,Old English gielpan to boast; cognate with Low German galpen to croak; (noun) Middle English: boasting, Old English gielp, derivative of the v.
OTHER WORDS FROM yelp
yelper, nounoutyelp, verb (used with object)Words nearby yelp
yellowweed, yellowwood, yellowwort, yellowy, yellow-yite, yelp, Yeltsin, Yeltsin, Boris, Yemen, Yemeni, Yemenite
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British Dictionary definitions for yelp
yelp
/ (jÉlp) /
verb (intr)
(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 of yelp
yelper, nounWord Origin for yelp
Old English gielpan to boast; related to Low German galpen to croak, Danish gylpe to croak
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