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.
yodels
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pluralof yodel.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
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present tense formof yodel (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
yodelverb (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.
Example Sentences
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He licks, he yodels, he sleeps on a purple pillow.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 31, 2026
It can elegantly vault octaves, scoop notes without a croaky glottal fry and crack words into multi-note, velvety yodels.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 18, 2025
But even as he wallows in heartbreak, he still lets loose some yodels and splashy piano in the chorus.
From New York Times ● Oct. 28, 2022
“It’s a minor masterpiece of country-rock,” wrote AllMusic reviewer Mark Deming, “and while the Eagles may have sold more records, Nesmith yodels a hell of a lot better than any of them.”
From Washington Post ● Dec. 10, 2021
He yodels, like one of those Swiss people in a mountain-climbing commercial.
From "Out of My Mind" by Sharon M. Draper
