yarm

intransitive verb

ˈyärm,

ˈyȧm

-ed/-ing/-s

dialectal, British

: to utter a discordant cry : shriek, wail

—used especially of the cry of an animal

Word History

Etymology

Middle English yarmen, from Old English gyrman, grymman

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