yawp (redirected from yawps)

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).

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

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yawper n.

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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

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	yawp - make a raucous noise                 bawl 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 whiningly                   grizzle, yammer, whine 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 yawp → aufschreien, kreischen

(inf: = chatter) → Geschwätz nt; to have a yawp → schwatzen

vi

(inf: = yelp) → aufschreien, kreischen

(inf: = chatter) → schwatzen