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yawp
(redirected from yawping)

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yawp  (yôp)
intr.v. yawped, yawp·ing, yawps
1. To utter a sharp cry; yelp.
2. To talk loudly, raucously, or coarsely.
n.
1. A bark; a yelp.
2. Loud or coarse talk or utterance: "I sound my barbaric yawp over the roofs of the world" (Walt Whitman).

[Middle English yolpen, possibly variant of yelpen; see yelp.]

yawper n.

yawp [jɔːp]
vb (intr)
1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Physiology) to gape or yawn, esp audibly
2. to shout, cry, or talk noisily; bawl
3. to bark, yelp, or yowl
n
1. a shout, bark, yelp, or cry
2. US and Canadian a noisy, foolish, or raucous utterance
[C15 yolpen, probably of imitative origin; see yap, yelp]
yawper  n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Verb1.yawp - make a raucous noiseyawp - make a raucous noise                
roar, howl - make a loud noise, as of wind, water, or vehicles; "The wind was howling in the trees"; "The water roared down the chute"
2.yawp - complain whininglyyawp - complain whiningly                  
kvetch, plain, quetch, complain, sound off, kick - express complaints, discontent, displeasure, or unhappiness; "My mother complains all day"; "She has a lot to kick about"
snivel, whine - talk in a tearful manner
Translations
yawp (US)
n
(inf: = yelp) → Aufschrei m; to give a yawpaufschreien, kreischen
(inf: = chatter) → Geschwätz nt; to have a yawpschwatzen
vi
(inf: = yelp) → aufschreien, kreischen
(inf: = chatter) → schwatzen


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