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yelps

  • plural
    of yelp.
    yelp
    verb (used without object)
    to give a quick, sharp, shrill cry, as a dog or fox.
  • present tense form
    of yelp (3rd person singular).
    yelp
    verb (used without object)
    to give a quick, sharp, shrill cry, as a dog or fox.

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Saar yelps in an elevated octave before slipping them on … And not two seconds later kicking them off.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 7, 2026

This provoked yelps from technocrats who said it was impractical and superfluous.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 18, 2025

"Leave me alone, Daddy," she yelps in the cutest squeal.

From Salon ● Jun. 18, 2023

He laughs, jokes and yelps, as he does in performance, but can also be sober and introspective, liable to quote Schopenhauer or Borges in conversation.

From New York Times ● Jan. 2, 2023

There was some scrambling about, and the sound of creaking, like a rusty hinge, followed by delighted yelps from the Incorrigibles.

From "The Unseen Guest" by Maryrose Wood