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| yelp [ yelp ] |
verb (3rd person present singular yelps, present participle yelping, past and past participle yelped) |
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1. intransitive verb bark or cry sharply: to utter a short sharp high-pitched bark or cry, usually of pain
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2. transitive verb utter something with yelping sound: to say something in a sharp high-pitched voice
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noun (plural yelps) |
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short bark or cry: a short high-pitched bark or cry
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| [ Old English gielpan 'to boast' < Indo-European, 'to call'] |
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