yodle

[ yohd-l ]

/ ˈyoʊd l /

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verb (used with or without object), noun yo·dled, yo·dling,

less common variant of yodel.

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How to use yodle in a sentence

"Some more champagne, madame, for the three musketeers," sang Randolph in a sort of operatic yodle.
One Man's Initiation--1917|John Dos Passos
Far and wide I heard question and answer, and a lingering yodle such as the Swiss boys make on the mountains.
The House Under the Sea|Sir Max Pemberton
The yodle (a rolling toowhee toowhee, etc.) is commonest in a flock from birds remaining in one locality, not traveling.
Life Histories of North American Shore Birds, Part 1 (of 2)|Arthur Cleveland Bent
The yodle probably corresponds in significance with that of the greater yellow-legs—location.
Life Histories of North American Shore Birds, Part 1 (of 2)|Arthur Cleveland Bent

Her lips parted and from her throat came a long, mellow cry not unlike the yodle of the Tyrol.
When 'Bear Cat' Went Dry|Charles Neville Buck

British Dictionary definitions for yodle

yodle

/ (ˈjəʊdəl) /

noun

a variant spelling of yodel

Derived forms of yodle

yodler, noun

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