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| yo·del [ yṓd'l ] or yo·dle [ yṓd'l ] |
intransitive verb (past and past participle yo·deled, present participle yo·del·ing, 3rd person present singular yo·dels) (past and past participle yo·dled, present participle yo·dling, 3rd person present singular yo·dles) |
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sing high: to sing, changing rapidly between a normal and falsetto voice. It is a feature of Alpine folk music and of some U.S. country and western music.
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noun (plural yo·dels) (plural yo·dles) |
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yodeling song: a song or passage that features yodeling
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| [Early 19th century. < German jodeln an imitation of the sound] |
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  yo·del·er noun |
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