Definitions for yelpyɛlp

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

yelpyɛlp(v.i.)

  1. to give a sharp, shrill cry, as a dog or fox.

  2. to call or cry out sharply, as in pain.

  3. (v.t.)to utter or express by or as if by yelping.

  4. (n.)a quick, sharp bark or cry.

Origin of yelp:

bef. 900; ME; OE gielpan to boast, c. MHG gelp(f)en

yelp′er(n.)

Princeton's WordNet

  1. yip, yelp, yelping(verb)

    a sharp high-pitched cry (especially by a dog)

  2. yelp, yip, yap(verb)

    bark in a high-pitched tone

    "the puppies yelped"

Webster Dictionary

  1. Yelp(verb)

    to boast

  2. Yelp(verb)

    to utter a sharp, quick cry, as a hound; to bark shrilly with eagerness, pain, or fear; to yaup

  3. Yelp(noun)

    a sharp, quick cry; a bark


Translations for yelp

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

yelp(noun)

a sharp, sudden cry

The dog gave a yelp of pain.

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