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yodelling

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yo·del  (ydl)
v. yo·deled or yo·delled, yo·del·ing or yo·del·ling, yo·dels
v.intr.
To sing so that the voice fluctuates rapidly between the normal chest voice and a falsetto.
v.tr.
To sing (a song) by yodeling.
n.
A song or cry that is yodeled.

[German jodeln, from German dialectal jo, exclamation of delight, of imitative origin.]

yodel·er n.
Translations
yodelling, (US) yodeling
nJodeln nt


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