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yelp (yelp)

intransitive verb

  1. to utter a short, sharp cry or bark, as a dog
  2. to cry out sharply, as in pain

Etymology: ME yelpen, to boast < OE gielpan, to boast noisily, akin to MHG gelfen: for IE base see yell

transitive verb

to utter or express by yelping

noun

a short, sharp cry or bark

yelp Related Forms
yelper noun
yelp Synonyms

yelp

v.

howl, screech, hoot; see cry 3, sound 1.

yelp Usage Examples

Object

  • vocal: They have all the key ingredients: feral guitars, the danceability factor, yelping vocals and an album full of killer tunes.
  • dog: Just then the noise of cracking whips and yelping dogs was heard outside.

Modifying Another Word

  • little: I went outside to see if I could help, But I startled him, and he gave a little yelp!
  • loudly: Talulah, now joined by Fat William, yelped loudly and gave frenetic chase.
  • all: But despite this making no sense at all, they all yelped and wet themselves.
  • back: It was a Sunday night and all of a sudden the dogs came howling and yelping back to their masters.
  • just: Glyn just yelped: " I don't want to look.

Used with why or when

  • when: It was a few minutes before he moved so no one noticed and boy did they yelp when they did.
  • that: He stretched experimentally and bit back the yelp that tried to escape his mouth.

Preposition: in

  • pain: Jesus let him go and death went off yelping in pain with its tail between its legs.
  • surprise: I yelped in surprise and pain and looked around to see a group of boys laughing.
  • background: And, again, he is yelping in the background.

Preposition: of

  • pain: One particularly loud thud was immediately followed by a yelp of pain from someone the other side of the room.
  • delight: As confidence and enthusiasm grow, yelps of delight over a new find replace the whistle.
  • alarm: When the first chevron lit and the gate began to turn, there was a real yelp of alarm from the gathered crowd.

Preposition: with

  • joy: Yelp with joy in the united becquerel therefore was article in the.
  • pain: She yelps with pain as Daddy crashes the piano lid on her fingers and drags her to her feet.