˜yÐÄvlog

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yelp

[ yelp ]

verb (used without object)

  1. to give a quick, sharp, shrill cry, as a dog or fox.
  2. to call or cry out sharply:

    The boy yelped in pain when the horse stepped on his foot.



verb (used with object)

  1. to utter or express by or as if by yelping.

noun

  1. a quick, sharp bark or cry.

yelp

/ ÂáÉ›±ô±è /

verb

  1. (esp of a dog) to utter a sharp or high-pitched cry or bark, often indicating pain
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. a sharp or high-pitched cry or bark
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈ²â±ð±ô±è±ð°ù, noun
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Other ˜yÐÄvlogs From

  • ²â±ð±ô±èİù noun
  • ´Ç³Ü³Ùy±ð±ô±è verb (used with object)
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of yelp1

before 900; (v.) Middle English yelpen, Old English gielpan to boast; cognate with Low German galpen to croak; (noun) Middle English: boasting, Old English gielp, derivative of the v.
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of yelp1

Old English gielpan to boast; related to Low German galpen to croak, Danish gylpe to croak
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Example Sentences

An accordionist spurred the crowd of about 150 to dance, clap or yelp bird caws in approval.

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Yet there wasn’t some killer behind a mask or a scarred-up monster with a knife that caused James to yelp Christmas night in San Francisco.

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“Am I the bad one?†yelps the singer and percussionist Ollie Judge, embodying a morally dubious character who is only just beginning to question the customs of his culture.

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But for that moment we sang together, a collective yelp of determination to keep dancing.

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“I was trying to brush her ‘cause she stepped in something,†she said, more yelping coming from inside the car.

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