yaps
Example Sentences
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Curiously, the filmmakers gave these folks dialogue that consists mostly of aaarghs, yawps, screeches and snarls.
From Seattle Times • Jun. 29, 2022
Additionally, knowing his history with Wall Street combined with the obvious impact of his yawps, he’d have to be in a coma not to notice the power he possesses over the markets.
From Salon • Oct. 22, 2019
A nimble guitarist, prolific songwriter and versatile tenor capable of wild yawps and quiet balladry, Mr. Erickson never found mainstream success.
From Washington Post • Jun. 2, 2019
One can only imagine what yawps of rage the spectacle of Donald Trump would have elicited from him.
From The Guardian • Jul. 12, 2018
Once in a while some one privately gives him a new nickname for the next man "a-comin' down de lane," and as he yawps it out the whole dance gathers new mirth and speed.
From The Cavalier by Cable, George Washington
