yodel
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yo·del
(yōd′l)v. yo·deled, yo·del·ing, yo·dels or yo·delled or yo·del·ling
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.]
yo′del·er n.
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yodel
(ˈjəʊdəl)n
(Music, other) an effect produced in singing by an abrupt change of register from the chest voice to falsetto, esp in popular folk songs of the Swiss Alps
vb, -dels, -delling or -delled, -dels, -deling or -deled
(Music, other) to sing (a song) in which a yodel is used
[C19: from German jodeln, of imitative origin]
ˈyodeller, ˈyodeler n
ˈyodelling, ˈyodeling n
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yo•del
(ˈyoʊd l)v. -deled, -del•ing, (esp. Brit.) -delled, -del•ling, v.t., v.i.
1. to sing or call out with frequent changes from the ordinary voice to falsetto and back again, in the manner of Swiss and Tyrolean mountaineers.
n. 2. a song, refrain, etc., so sung or called out.
3. an act of yodeling.
[1865–70; < German jodeln]
yo′del•er, n.
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yodel
- From Bavarian jodln, "to utter the syllable jo (yo)."See also related terms for utter.
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yodel
Past participle: yodelled
Gerund: yodelling
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| Noun | 1. |  yodel - a songlike cry in which the voice fluctuates rapidly between the normal voice and falsetto |
| Verb | 1. |  yodel - sing by changing register; sing by yodeling; "The Austrians were yodeling in the mountains"sing - produce tones with the voice; "She was singing while she was cooking"; "My brother sings very well" |
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Translations
يُغَنّي مُغَيِّرا الصَّوْت
jódlovatjódlovačka
jodle
jodlatajodlaus
jódlizik
jóîla
dainuoti falcetujodlerisjodliuoti
jodelēt
jodłować
jódlovať
joddla
lülülü lemekyodel tarzında söylemek
yodel
yodle [ˈjəʊdl]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
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
yodel
vti → jodeln
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
yodel
(ˈjəudl) – past tense, past participle ˈyodelled , (American) ˈyodeled – verb to sing (a melody etc), changing frequently from a normal to a very high-pitched voice and back again.
ˈyodeller nounKernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.