Yelp

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English

Noun

Yelp (plural Yelps)
  1. An abrupt, high-pitched noise or utterance.
    The puppy let out a yelp when I stepped on her tail.

Verb

Yelp (third-person singular simple present Yelps, present participle Yelping, simple past and past participle Yelped)

  1. To utter an abrupt, high-pitched noise.
    The children yelped with delight as they played in the cold water.

Adjectives for Yelp

throaty; deep; hot; unmistakable; hostile.

Thesaurus

air a grievance, bark, battle cry, bawl, bay, beef, bell, bellow, bellyache, bitch, blare, blat, blate, bleat, blubber, boom, bray, breathe, buzz, cackle, call, caterwaul, chant, cheer, chirp, clamor, complain, coo, crab, croak, crow, cry, drawl, exclaim, flute, fret, fret and fume, fuss, gasp, give tongue, give voice, gripe, groan, grouch, grouse, growl, grumble, grunt, hail, halloo, hiss, holler, hollo, hoot, howl, hurrah, keen, kick, lilt, lodge a complaint, low, meow, mew, mewl, miaow, moo, mumble, murmur, mutter, neigh, nicker, pant, pipe, pule, raise a howl, rallying cry, register a complaint, roar, rumble, screak, scream, screech, shout, shriek, sibilate, sigh, sing, snap, snarl, snort, sob, squall, squawk, squeak, squeal, take on, thunder, troat, trumpet, twang, ululate, wail, war cry, war whoop, warble, whicker, whine, whinny, whisper, whoop, yammer, yap, yawl, yawp, yell, yip, yo-ho, yowl

Etymology 1

Old English ġielp.

Etymology 2

Old English ġielpan.

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