yelp

English

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /jɛlp/
  • Rhymes: -ɛlp

Etymology 1

From Old English ġielp.

Noun

yelp (plural yelps)

  1. An abrupt, high-pitched noise or utterance.
    The puppy let out a yelp when I stepped on her tail.
  2. A type of emergency vehicle siren sounding quicker and more intense than the wail.
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Etymology 2

From Middle English yelpen, from Old English ġielpan (“to boast”), from Proto-Germanic *gelpaną. Compare Saterland Frisian jalpe (“to bleep; cheep”).

Verb

yelp (third-person singular simple present yelps, present participle yelping, simple past and past participle yelped)

  1. To utter an abrupt, high-pitched noise.
    The children yelped with delight as they played in the cold water.
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