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yelp

[ yelp ]
/ yɛlp /
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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.

RELATED WORDS

hoot, screech, yap, yowl, bark, howl, yip

Nearby words

  1. yellowware,
  2. yellowweed,
  3. yellowwood,
  4. yellowwort,
  5. yellowy,
  6. yeltsin,
  7. yeltsin, boris,
  8. yeltsin, boris nikolayevich,
  9. yemen,
  10. yemen, southern

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.
Related formsyelp·er, nounout·yelp, verb (used with object)
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British Dictionary definitions for yelp

yelp

/ (jɛlp) /

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 Formsyelper, noun

Word Origin for yelp

Old English gielpan to boast; related to Low German galpen to croak, Danish gylpe to croak
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