yawp
yawp definition
yawp (yôp, yäp)
intransitive verb
- to utter a loud, harsh call or cry
- Slang to talk noisily and stupidly
- Informal to yawn aloud; gape
Etymology: ME yolpen, prob. echoic var. of yelpen, yelp
noun
the act or sound of yawping
Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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