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yelp

[yelp] / yɛlp /
NOUN
short, high cry
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VERB
short, high cry
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This provoked yelps from technocrats who said it was impractical and superfluous.

From The Wall Street Journal

Or, as Doc Brown might have yelped, changes could have disastrous consequences.

From Los Angeles Times

“Nebraska” is a minimalist tableau of sin, a chilling void punctuated with coyote yelps and lonely harmonica solos.

From The Wall Street Journal

And I like the people yelping “This is golf, not the UFC!” as if a mixed martial arts crowd would somehow be worse.

From The Wall Street Journal

“South Park”’s official X account reacted by posting the episode’s Paramount+ exclusive ending credits scene, wherein its animated Noem is seen entering a pet store, followed by the sound of gunfire and canine yelps.

From Salon