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Definition of yelp in English: yelpnoun jɛlpjɛlp A short, sharp cry, especially of pain or alarm. she uttered a yelp as she bumped into a table Example sentencesExamples - Gabriel gave out a yelp of pain as he struggled to get free.
- I heard myself give a small yelp of surprise and pain.
- He let out a yelp of pain and released her wrists, but it must not have hurt him too badly, because he remained standing and chased after Elizabeth when she turned to run.
- Chris instantly let go, his face contorting with pain, a yelp flying from his lips; a second later he hit the floor as Jake's father shoved him roughly.
- I barely stifled a yelp of pain as she threw her arms around my aching ribs.
- Her yelp was cut short when she landed hard on the ground, grass molding about her form, with the air knocked out of her.
- At a loss to get out, he finally shoots himself in the foot during a battle, but his yelps of pain are mistaken by his fellow soldiers as a cry to attack.
- Elisabeth gave out a yelp as the sharp teeth of the snake dove into her skin, unleashing its venomous liquid.
- A short yelp in pain was all Ocsillatornis could utter.
- Mortana's knife sliced the pale skin on the back of Zeora's hand, producing a yelp of pain and… a line of oozing blood.
- She let out a yelp of pain as her shoulder connected with the sharp corner of the wood table.
- Inside he heard Nicky give a short yelp of surprise.
- Startled, I released a sharp yelp and quickly took a step back.
- She made a short yelp which caught Pickle's attention.
- Matthew let out a yelp of pain and fell to the floor next to the unconscious Leo.
- Using her now free leg to ram her knee into the abdomen of his slightly hunched form, she was delighted to hear his short yelp of pain as he clutched his stomach.
- My head cracked against the floor and I let out a yelp of pain.
- Ethiopian wolves are suspicious of people, and if they spot someone in their territory they go on full alert, letting out high-pitched yelps - alarm calls that tell the rest of the pack of the intruder.
- Something sharp was jabbed between his shoulder blades, and he sat up with a tiny yelp of pain, dropping his hands back onto his desk and turning his head to glare at Skylar.
- Sarah grabbed Joe's arm and twisted it till he gave a yelp in pain, ‘You stupid moronic idiot!’
- Though the pushing and grappling can be quite vigorous, marmots have only to give a sharp yelp to end the bout.
Synonyms squeal, squawk, screech, shriek, scream, howl, yowl, wail, yell, cry, call, shout, bawl, yawl, whoop yap, bark, woof, bay informal holler
verb jɛlpjɛlp [no object]Utter a yelp. my dog was yelping as if hurt Example sentencesExamples - June came running in at this point yelping her head off.
- It's a very angry affair, with buzzsaw guitars and yelping and screeching down the mic.
- The man two had tried to choke her, kicked her hard and she yelped like an injured dog.
- Between the yowls there was whimpering and barking and whining and yelping and the odd snarl directed at a feisty neighbour.
- As I left tonight, darkness of course had fallen and you can hear people yelling for help, you can hear the dogs yelping, all of them stranded, all of them hoping someone will come.
- During the walk home, I saw some dogs locked up in a car outside the park, barking and yelping.
- Gone is the silly robot dog that I wanted to see yelping around with its leg in a bear trap.
- No I actually didn't cry but I did yelp a few times, believe me I wasn't the only one!
- There were the sounds of punching and kicking, objects being broken, grown-ups begging for mercy, children crying, chickens clucking, dogs yelping and pigs squealing.
- She yelped a bit from the sudden take off, grabbing desperately at his shirt.
- We screamed and yelped and hugged each other tightly to relieve some of the unwanted stress.
- Oh yes we are, yelped the sport's governing body in full pantomime fashion.
- More good pressure from Switzerland, whose fans are yelping encouragement.
- She yelped realizing it was quarter to seven and she was late.
- Kelsey and I watched in shock as people yelled in fear and ran from the fire; scared dogs began barking and yelping, helpless in their cages.
- She cringed in pain again and couldn't help but yelp this time.
- Jack's vocal persona shifts throughout the record - sometimes he yelps, yells and howls, while on other songs, he gently serenades the objects of his affection.
- She yelped, the blindman howled and I had a white stick in between my ankles.
- All the world loves a dramatic comeback story, and this pop icon is primed to prove she's still got what it takes to make the kids yelp and shriek with glee.
- Maybe shrieking and yelping in the background while a bunch of hollow-eyed Irish crooners half-heartedly mumble a chicken-in-a-basket classic is just what Jackson needs to get his career back on track.
- Here are tourists walking behind a local woman yelping accented German and holding a closed umbrella over her head as a sign to them.
- The dog must have known danger was in the air and had run across the street, away from death, and ran barking and yelping.
- I could hear him sobbing and really yelping and screaming.
- Dogs to yelp enthusiastically. drD will be attending a formal reception area in an anonymous office block later today.
- David yelped a girlish squeal and tried to run away, holding his nose which was now gushing with blood.
- She is pallid and gaunt, like a sexy vampire howling away, yelping out, ‘you're gonna have to step over my dead body before you walk out that door,’ and grabs the mike feverishly with black lacquered nails.
- The final time I veritably growled and he went yelping downstairs with his tail between his legs.
- She looked up at him and grinned sheepishly, yelping a little as her nails scraped her own puny wound.
- You can hear the dogs yelping, all of them stranded.
- Kylie yelped jumping up and down with that enthusiasm that only cheerleaders own as the audience was in an uproar.
- David yelped stumbling over himself, splashing the contents of his drink into the attacker's face.
- Our two dogs were yelping, and my mom's cat was hissing at the window.
- Any dog not in harness was howling and yelping to be put in one, and even when harnessed they continued with their wretched wailing until they were off and running.
- I saw her, beset by snarling jackals of humanity, sniffing and yelping their cruel cries.
- Whoever it was yelped in alarm and tried to pull back, but Drake's grip was strong.
- Bianca's eyes swelled and suddenly her neck thrashed backwards and she yelped out loud.
- Closing curtains or doors is raised as a solution to stopping dogs yelping at passers-by.
- She yelped a little and threw her face back into her hands, and burst out laughing.
- Aroua yelped seeing her older brother; Justin turned and looked at her in surprise.
- The tradition of an unelected sovereign head of state is the true heart of the nation, yelp the monarchists.
- Ms Levett, quoting a statement by Miss Whip, said: ‘I heard Stubbs yelping and the larger of the two dogs had got him by the neck.’
Synonyms squeal, squawk, screech, shriek, scream, howl, yowl, wail, yell, cry out, call out, shout, bawl, yawp yap, bark, woof, bay informal holler
Derivatives noun ˈjɛlpəˈjɛlpər Blues yelper Lee Fields outdoes Chris Jones with what is probably this New York label's most danceable record.’ Example sentencesExamples - True, Britney's got better pipes than these eager yelpers.
- The simple fact is, roughly 13-foot tall yelper Angus Andrew is a striking enough physical presence that he could probably just work without any music at all and still be a show and a half unto himself.
- Most of the ‘yelpers’ had sidekicks who were smaller and backed up the hearty yell with their own high-pitched style, letting the others know they rolled with a pack.
- ‘It's funny,’ says Kenny Bridges, one of the band's two guitarists and lead yelpers, ‘it was going on for a really, really long time, but we didn't talk about it ‘cause we were paranoid about jinxing things.’
Origin Old English g(i)elpan (verb) 'to boast', from a Germanic imitative base. From late Middle English 'cry or sing with a loud voice' the current sense arose in the 16th century. Definition of yelp in US English: yelpnounyelpjɛlp A short, sharp cry, especially of pain or alarm. she uttered a yelp as she bumped into a table Example sentencesExamples - Elisabeth gave out a yelp as the sharp teeth of the snake dove into her skin, unleashing its venomous liquid.
- At a loss to get out, he finally shoots himself in the foot during a battle, but his yelps of pain are mistaken by his fellow soldiers as a cry to attack.
- Matthew let out a yelp of pain and fell to the floor next to the unconscious Leo.
- A short yelp in pain was all Ocsillatornis could utter.
- Something sharp was jabbed between his shoulder blades, and he sat up with a tiny yelp of pain, dropping his hands back onto his desk and turning his head to glare at Skylar.
- Mortana's knife sliced the pale skin on the back of Zeora's hand, producing a yelp of pain and… a line of oozing blood.
- Ethiopian wolves are suspicious of people, and if they spot someone in their territory they go on full alert, letting out high-pitched yelps - alarm calls that tell the rest of the pack of the intruder.
- She made a short yelp which caught Pickle's attention.
- Her yelp was cut short when she landed hard on the ground, grass molding about her form, with the air knocked out of her.
- He let out a yelp of pain and released her wrists, but it must not have hurt him too badly, because he remained standing and chased after Elizabeth when she turned to run.
- She let out a yelp of pain as her shoulder connected with the sharp corner of the wood table.
- Using her now free leg to ram her knee into the abdomen of his slightly hunched form, she was delighted to hear his short yelp of pain as he clutched his stomach.
- Startled, I released a sharp yelp and quickly took a step back.
- Gabriel gave out a yelp of pain as he struggled to get free.
- Chris instantly let go, his face contorting with pain, a yelp flying from his lips; a second later he hit the floor as Jake's father shoved him roughly.
- Though the pushing and grappling can be quite vigorous, marmots have only to give a sharp yelp to end the bout.
- I heard myself give a small yelp of surprise and pain.
- Inside he heard Nicky give a short yelp of surprise.
- I barely stifled a yelp of pain as she threw her arms around my aching ribs.
- My head cracked against the floor and I let out a yelp of pain.
- Sarah grabbed Joe's arm and twisted it till he gave a yelp in pain, ‘You stupid moronic idiot!’
Synonyms squeal, squawk, screech, shriek, scream, howl, yowl, wail, yell, cry, call, shout, bawl, yawl, whoop
verbyelpjɛlp [no object]Utter a short sharp cry of pain or alarm. my dogs were yelping at Linus Example sentencesExamples - There were the sounds of punching and kicking, objects being broken, grown-ups begging for mercy, children crying, chickens clucking, dogs yelping and pigs squealing.
- The man two had tried to choke her, kicked her hard and she yelped like an injured dog.
- David yelped stumbling over himself, splashing the contents of his drink into the attacker's face.
- She yelped a bit from the sudden take off, grabbing desperately at his shirt.
- You can hear the dogs yelping, all of them stranded.
- Between the yowls there was whimpering and barking and whining and yelping and the odd snarl directed at a feisty neighbour.
- Kylie yelped jumping up and down with that enthusiasm that only cheerleaders own as the audience was in an uproar.
- Bianca's eyes swelled and suddenly her neck thrashed backwards and she yelped out loud.
- As I left tonight, darkness of course had fallen and you can hear people yelling for help, you can hear the dogs yelping, all of them stranded, all of them hoping someone will come.
- During the walk home, I saw some dogs locked up in a car outside the park, barking and yelping.
- She yelped realizing it was quarter to seven and she was late.
- The tradition of an unelected sovereign head of state is the true heart of the nation, yelp the monarchists.
- She cringed in pain again and couldn't help but yelp this time.
- I saw her, beset by snarling jackals of humanity, sniffing and yelping their cruel cries.
- June came running in at this point yelping her head off.
- Oh yes we are, yelped the sport's governing body in full pantomime fashion.
- She yelped, the blindman howled and I had a white stick in between my ankles.
- David yelped a girlish squeal and tried to run away, holding his nose which was now gushing with blood.
- The final time I veritably growled and he went yelping downstairs with his tail between his legs.
- Dogs to yelp enthusiastically. drD will be attending a formal reception area in an anonymous office block later today.
- It's a very angry affair, with buzzsaw guitars and yelping and screeching down the mic.
- Gone is the silly robot dog that I wanted to see yelping around with its leg in a bear trap.
- Aroua yelped seeing her older brother; Justin turned and looked at her in surprise.
- Closing curtains or doors is raised as a solution to stopping dogs yelping at passers-by.
- Kelsey and I watched in shock as people yelled in fear and ran from the fire; scared dogs began barking and yelping, helpless in their cages.
- We screamed and yelped and hugged each other tightly to relieve some of the unwanted stress.
- She is pallid and gaunt, like a sexy vampire howling away, yelping out, ‘you're gonna have to step over my dead body before you walk out that door,’ and grabs the mike feverishly with black lacquered nails.
- Any dog not in harness was howling and yelping to be put in one, and even when harnessed they continued with their wretched wailing until they were off and running.
- All the world loves a dramatic comeback story, and this pop icon is primed to prove she's still got what it takes to make the kids yelp and shriek with glee.
- Whoever it was yelped in alarm and tried to pull back, but Drake's grip was strong.
- Here are tourists walking behind a local woman yelping accented German and holding a closed umbrella over her head as a sign to them.
- No I actually didn't cry but I did yelp a few times, believe me I wasn't the only one!
- Ms Levett, quoting a statement by Miss Whip, said: ‘I heard Stubbs yelping and the larger of the two dogs had got him by the neck.’
- Our two dogs were yelping, and my mom's cat was hissing at the window.
- I could hear him sobbing and really yelping and screaming.
- The dog must have known danger was in the air and had run across the street, away from death, and ran barking and yelping.
- Jack's vocal persona shifts throughout the record - sometimes he yelps, yells and howls, while on other songs, he gently serenades the objects of his affection.
- More good pressure from Switzerland, whose fans are yelping encouragement.
- Maybe shrieking and yelping in the background while a bunch of hollow-eyed Irish crooners half-heartedly mumble a chicken-in-a-basket classic is just what Jackson needs to get his career back on track.
- She looked up at him and grinned sheepishly, yelping a little as her nails scraped her own puny wound.
- She yelped a little and threw her face back into her hands, and burst out laughing.
Synonyms squeal, squawk, screech, shriek, scream, howl, yowl, wail, yell, cry out, call out, shout, bawl, yawp
Origin Old English g(i)elpan (verb) ‘to boast’, from a Germanic imitative base. From late Middle English ‘cry or sing with a loud voice’ the current sense arose in the 16th century. |