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yelp  (ylp)
v. yelped, yelp·ing, yelps
v.intr.
To utter a short, sharp bark or cry: excited dogs yelping; yelped in pain when the bee stung.
v.tr.
To utter by yelping.
n.
A short, sharp cry or bark.

[Middle English yelpen, to cry aloud, from Old English gelpan, gielpan, to boast; see ghel-1 in Indo-European roots.]

yelper n.

yelp
Verb
to utter a sharp or high-pitched cry of pain
Noun
a sharp or high-pitched cry of pain [Old English gielpan to boast]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.yelp - a sharp high-pitched cry (especially by a dog)
cry - the characteristic utterance of an animal; "animal cries filled the night"
Verb1.yelpyelp - bark in a high-pitched tone; "the puppies yelped"
bark - make barking sounds; "The dogs barked at the stranger"

yelp
verb 1. bark, howl, yap, yip chiefly U.S. yowl
noun 2. cry, squeal
Translations

yelp [jɛlp] naullido
viaullar
yelp [jɛlp] njappement m; glapissement m
vijapper; glapir
yelp [jɛlp] nJaulen nt
vijaulen
yelp [jɛlp] nguaito, uggiolio
viguaire, uggiolare

yelp
v yelp [jelp]
(of a dog etc) to give a sharp, sudden cry The dog yelped with pain. tjank يَعْوي، يَنْبَح джавкам vyštěknout hyle kläffen γαβγίζω, βγάζω κραυγή gañir kiunuma واق زدن؛ آخ گفتن ulvahtaa japper נָבַח; צָעַק चीखना, चीकना štektati vonít mendengking ÿlfra guaire キャンキャン鳴く 날카롭게 짖다 (su)cypti iesmilkstēties mendengking janken bjeffe (skarpt), vræle (za)skowytać ganir a sche­lălăi визжать vyšteknúť lajati kevtati gläfsa, tjuta ร้องครางเสียงแหลม (โดยเฉพาะเมื่อเจ็บปวด) acı acı havlamak (狗)吠 скавучати; гавкати تکلیف سے چیخنا kêu ăng ẳng)吠
n
a sharp, sudden cry The dog gave a yelp of pain. tjank نُباح، عُواء джавкане vyštěknutí hyl das Gekläff γάβγισμα, κραυγή gañido kiunatus واق؛ آخ ulvahdus jappement נְבִיחָה; צְעָקָה चीख štektanje vonítás dengkingan ÿlfur guaito キァンキァン鳴く声 (날카롭게) 짖는 소리 cypimas smilksts dengkingan gejank (skarpt) bjeff, vræl skowyt ganido schelălăit визг vyšteknutie lajanje kevtanje gläfs, skall, tjut การร้องเอ๋ง acı acı havlama 吠聲 гавкання; скавучання تکلیف کی وجہ سے لگائی گئی باریک چیخ tiếng kêu ăng ẳng 吠声


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