yodel
verb (used with or without object)
to sing with frequent changes from the ordinary voice to falsetto and back again, in the manner of Swiss and Tyrolean mountaineers.
yodelling
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present participleof yodel.present participle
A verb form that is used in progressive verb constructions and may also function as a modifier or a gerund.
Example Sentences
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In the "official" chart, Please, Please Me was denied the top spot by yodelling crooner Frank Ifield and his song Wayward Wind.
From BBC ● Nov. 12, 2022
“He had this real knack for entertaining people,” she says, “and when you’re yodelling, you’re definitely entertaining people.”
From The Guardian ● Jan. 12, 2020
The idea of yodelling is to flip rapidly between your chest and head voice.
From The Guardian ● Jan. 12, 2020
Onward and Upward with the Arts Roomful of Teeth Is Revolutionizing Choral Music From death metal to throat singing to alpine yodelling, the experimental group is changing what it means to harmonize.
From The New Yorker ● Dec. 26, 2019
“My dear fellow, I’ll take up yodelling yet. I really can sing though. That’s the strange part.”
From "A Farewell To Arms" by Ernest Hemingway
