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yelp
CIDE DICTIONARY
yelp, v. i. [OE. yelpen, , to boast, boast noisily, AS. gielpan, gilpan, gylpan; akin to OHG. gelph arrogant: cf. Icel. gjālpa to yelp. Cf. Yap.].
- To boast. [1913 Webster]"I keep [care] not of armes for to yelpe." [1913 Webster]
- To utter a sharp, quick cry, as a hound; to bark shrilly with eagerness, pain, or fear; to yaup. [1913 Webster]"A little herd of England's timorous deer,
Mazed with a yelping kennel of French curs?" [1913 Webster]"At the least flourish of a broomstick or ladle, he would fly to the door with a yelping precipitation." [1913 Webster]
yelp, n.
A sharp, quick cry; a bark. Chaucer. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
yelp, n. & v.
--n. a sharp shrill cry of or as of a dog in pain or excitement.
--v.intr. utter a yelp.
--n. a sharp shrill cry of or as of a dog in pain or excitement.
--v.intr. utter a yelp.
Derivative
yelper n.
Etymology
OE gielp(an) boast (imit.): cf. YAWP
THESAURUS
yelp
air a grievance, bark, battle cry, bawl, bay, beef, bell, bellow, bellyache, bitch, blare, blat, blate, bleat, blubber, boom, bray, breathe, buzz, cackle, call, caterwaul, chant, cheer, chirp, clamor, complain, coo, crab, croak, crow, cry, drawl, exclaim, flute, fret, fret and fume, fuss, gasp, give tongue, give voice, gripe, groan, grouch, grouse, growl, grumble, grunt, hail, halloo, hiss, holler, hollo, hoot, howl, hurrah, keen, kick, lilt, lodge a complaint, low, meow, mew, mewl, miaow, moo, mumble, murmur, mutter, neigh, nicker, pant, pipe, pule, raise a howl, rallying cry, register a complaint, roar, rumble, screak, scream, screech, shout, shriek, sibilate, sigh, sing, snap, snarl, snort, sob, squall, squawk, squeak, squeal, take on, thunder, troat, trumpet, twang, ululate, wail, war cry, war whoop, warble, whicker, whine, whinny, whisper, whoop, yammer, yap, yawl, yawp, yell, yip, yo-ho, yowlROGET THESAURUS
yelp
Stridor
VB creak, grate, jar, burr, pipe, twang, jangle, clank, clink, scream, yelp, buzz, set the teeth on edge, corcher les oreilles, pierce the ears, split the ears, split the head, offend the ear, grate upon the ear, jar upon the ear.Ululation
VB cry, roar, bellow, blare, rebellow, growl, snarl, bark, bow-wow, yelp, bay, bay at the moon, yap, yip, yipe, growl, yarr, yawl, snarl, howl, grunt, gruntle, snort, squeak neigh, whinny, bray, mew, mewl, meow, purr, caterwaul, pule, baa, bleat, low, moo, troat, croak, peep, coo, gobble, quack, honk, gaggle, guggle, crow, caw, squawk, screech cackle, cluck, clack, chuck, chuckle, hoot, hoo, chirp, cheep, chirrup, twitter, cuckoo, warble, trill, tweet, pipe, whistle, hum, buzz, hiss, blatter, ratatat.For further exploring for "yelp" in Webster Dictionary Online
