Yawp

English

Verb

Yawp (third-person singular simple present Yawps, present participle Yawping, simple past and past participle Yawped)

1. (intransitive) to yelp, or utter a sharp cry, as in intense pain, or another raucous noise
2. (intransitive) to talk loudly and coarsely

   Sound my barbaric yawps over the roofs of the world - Walt Whitman

3. (intransitive) clamor, utter loud complaints

Derived terms

• yawper

Noun

Yawp (plural Yawps)

1. a yelp or bark
2. loud or coarse talk

Thesaurus

bark, battle cry, bawl, bay, beef, bell, bellow, bellyache, bitch, blare, blat, blate, bleat, blow off, blubber, boom, bray, breathe, buzz, cackle, call, caterwaul, caw, chant, cheer, chirp, coo, crab, crow, cry, cry out, dolorous tirade, drawl, exclaim, flute, fuss, gasp, give tongue, give voice, groan, growl, grunt, hail, halloo, hiss, holler, hollo, hoot, howl, hurrah, jeremiad, keen, lament, lilt, low, make an outcry, meow, mew, mewl, miaow, moan, moo, mumble, murmur, mutter, neigh, nicker, outcry, pant, pipe, plaint, planctus, pule, rallying cry, roar, rumble, screak, scream, screech, shout, shriek, sibilate, sigh, sing, snap, snarl, snort, sob, squall, squawk, squeak, squeal, thunder, tirade, troat, trumpet, twang, ululate, ululation, wail, wail of woe, war cry, war whoop, warble, whicker, whimper, whine, whinny, whisper, whoop, yammer, yap, yawl, yell, yelp, yip, yo-ho, yowl

Etymology

Middle English yolpen

Alternative forms

• yaup

Anagrams

• Pway