yelp
Americanverb (used without object)
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to give a quick, sharp, shrill cry, as a dog or fox.
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to call or cry out sharply.
The boy yelped in pain when the horse stepped on his foot.
verb (used with object)
noun
verb
noun
Other Word Forms
- outyelp verb (used with object)
- yelper noun
Etymology
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.
Example Sentences
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I yelped and flopped out of the straw, hitting my head on the floor with a loud crack.
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She yelped as black liquid oozed from the open wound and a hairy white spider crept out and skittered away.
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Someone tapped his shoulder, and, still on guard against zombies and killer dolls, he yelped.
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As he tried to catch it, he banged into the side of the sink and yelped.
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Dodger shook himself, spraying Akira and Sue and making them yelp.
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