yelp
[ yelp ]
/ yɛlp /
verb (used without object)
to give a quick, sharp, shrill cry, as a dog or fox.
to call or cry out sharply: The boy yelped in pain when the horse stepped on his foot.
verb (used with object)
to utter or express by or as if by yelping.
noun
a quick, sharp bark or cry.
Origin of yelp
before 900; (v.) Middle English
yelpen, Old English
gielpan to boast; cognate with Low German
galpen to croak; (noun) Middle English: boasting, Old English
gielp, derivative of the v.
OTHER WORDS FROM yelp
yelp·er, noun out·yelp, verb (used with object)Words nearby yelp
yellowware,
yellowweed,
yellowwood,
yellowwort,
yellowy,
yelp,
yeltsin,
yeltsin, boris,
yemen,
yemeni,
yemenite
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British Dictionary definitions for yelp
yelp
/ (jɛlp) /
verb (intr)
(esp of a dog) to utter a sharp or high-pitched cry or bark, often indicating pain
noun
a sharp or high-pitched cry or bark
Derived forms of yelp
yelper, nounWord Origin for yelp
Old English
gielpan to boast; related to Low German
galpen to croak, Danish
gylpe to croak