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yelp

[yelp] / yɛlp /
NOUN
short, high cry
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VERB
short, high cry
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It was now a cold, silent night, broken only by snores, the occasional yelp of someone dreaming, and the hoot of a single owl.

From BBC • Aug. 5, 2025

The album showcases the most expressive singing Fender has put on record, not least in the gorgeous “Arm’s Length,” where he dials back his desperate yelp to find a soulful new register.

From Los Angeles Times • May 9, 2025

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

From Salon • Oct. 16, 2024

Border Patrol vehicle, botanist Sula Vanderplank heard a quail in the scrub yelp “chi-ca-go,” a sound the birds use to signal they are separated from a mate or group.

From Seattle Times • May 18, 2024

I’d have to yelp and cry to satisfy Big Ma that I had learned my lesson.

From "P.S. Be Eleven" by Rita Williams-Garcia




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