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yelp
(yĕlp)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- in Indo-European roots.]
yelp′er n.
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yelp
(jɛlp)vb (intr)
(Zoology) (esp of a dog) to utter a sharp or high-pitched cry or bark, often indicating pain
n
a sharp or high-pitched cry or bark
[Old English gielpan to boast; related to Low German galpen to croak, Danish gylpe to croak]
ˈyelper n
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yelp
(yɛlp)v.i.
1. to give a sharp, shrill cry, as a dog or fox.
2. to call or cry out sharply, as in pain.
v.t. 3. to utter or express by or as if by yelping.
n. 4. a quick, sharp bark or cry.
[before 900; Middle English; Old English gielpan to boast, c. Middle High German gelp(f)en]
yelp′er, n.
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Past participle: yelped
Gerund: yelping
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Noun | 1. | yelp - a sharp high-pitched cry (especially by a dog) cry - the characteristic utterance of an animal; "animal cries filled the night" |
Verb | 1. | yelp - bark in a high-pitched tone; "the puppies yelped" bark - make barking sounds; "The dogs barked at the stranger" |
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yelp
verb
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Translations
نُباح، عُواءيَعْوي، يَنْبَح
vyštěknoutvyštěknutí
hylhyle
vonítvonítás
ÿlfraÿlfur
cypimascyptisucypti
iesmilkstētiessmilksts
vyšteknutie
acı acı havlamaacı acı havlamak
yelp
[jelp]Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
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yelp
n (of animal) → Jaulen nt no pl; (of person) → Aufschrei m; to give a yelp → (auf)jaulen; (person) → aufschreien
vi (animal) → (auf)jaulen; (person) → aufschreien
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yelp
(jelp) verb (of a dog etc) to give a sharp, sudden cry. The dog yelped with pain.
noun a sharp, sudden cry. The dog gave a yelp of pain.
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