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yelp definition

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

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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