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yelp

yelp [ yelp ]


verb  (past and past participle yelped, present participle yelp·ing, 3rd person present singular yelps)
Definition:
 
1. intransitive verb bark or cry sharply: to utter a short sharp high-pitched bark or cry, usually of pain

2. transitive verb utter something with yelping sound: to say something in a sharp high-pitched voice



noun  (plural yelps)
Definition:
 
short bark or cry: a short high-pitched bark or cry

[ Old English gielpan "to boast" < Indo-European, "to call"]

yelp·er noun
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