yodeling

Variant of yodel

yodel definition

yo·del (yōd′'l)

transitive verb, intransitive verb yodeled -·deled or yodelled -·delled, yodeling -·del·ing or yodelling -·del·ling

to sing with abrupt alternating changes between the normal chest register and the falsetto

Etymology: Ger jodeln

noun

  1. the act or sound of yodeling
  2. a song or refrain sung in this way

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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