as in to shriek
to cry out loudly and emotionally
yelped with surprise when everything fell off the closet shelf and onto his head
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Recent Examples of yelp
David Faris, Newsweek, 2 Feb. 2025
An accordionist spurred the crowd of about 150 to dance, clap or yelp bird caws in approval.
—Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 21 Jan. 2025
Alex Robinson, Outdoor Life, 1 May 2024
And the merry-go-round of yelps and vocal chops at its core gleam like Christmas morning.
—Pitchfork, 5 Dec. 2024
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Verb
The puppy yelped in pain and ran to hide under a chair.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 2 Feb. 2025
An accordionist spurred the crowd of about 150 to dance, clap or yelp bird caws in approval.
—Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 21 Jan. 2025
Noun
Don’t be that guy who runs the same series of seven yelps all morning long.
—Alex Robinson, Outdoor Life, 1 May 2024
And the merry-go-round of yelps and vocal chops at its core gleam like Christmas morning.
—Pitchfork, 5 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for yelp
Verb
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The guests shriek at the sight of the half-naked captain and even more at Wihan’s lap-dance performance.—
Rafaela Bassili,
Vulture,
10 Mar. 2025
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The latest New York news Image A war inside a Manhattan co-op: Noise complaints over shrieking parrots at an apartment building in Gramercy Park led to a $750,000 legal settlement and shattered a friendship.—
James Barron,
New York Times,
18 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Listen for a squeal and know that your prank was a success! 20.—
Kimberly Stoney,
Parents,
19 Mar. 2025
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Her squeals and giggles echoed across the playground while other kids played soccer or spun on a tire swing.—
Emily Schwing,
ProPublica,
4 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Every frequent flier has been there: the seat that doesn’t tilt back, the screaming kids, the sprint between terminals for the connecting flight, and relief at baggage claim that your luggage actually made it.—
Michael Verdon,
Robb Report,
19 Mar. 2025
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And of course, 102 acres on the Pacific Ocean just screams location, location, ad infinitum.—
David Weiss,
Forbes,
19 Mar. 2025
Noun
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And if that’s not strange enough, this tiny creature barks, squeaks and even screams when threatened.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes,
15 Mar. 2025
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Mice typically produce pulses of ultrasonic squeaks that resemble syllables in human language.—
Carl Zimmer,
New York Times,
18 Feb. 2025
Noun
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One-take monologues are sliced in half, plot twists pause mid-gasp, and a car chase sequence screeches to a halt.—
Viren Naidu,
IndieWire,
24 Mar. 2025
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While not functional, the shiny cars served as props for young kids to vape, scroll on their phones, and screech on top of.—
Tiana Randall,
Forbes,
13 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Some have experienced smoke damage and may have looked dead in their bare winter appearance, but a scratch beneath the bark’s surface shows that many of the trees will regrow.—
Tribune News Service,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
15 Mar. 2025
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Sapsuckers peck a lacy pattern into the bark of certain trees, either consuming the sap that oozes out directly and/or eating the insects drawn to it.—
Miri Talabac,
Baltimore Sun,
13 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Yes, that would be Post Malone, who convincingly simulated Kurt Cobain’s phlegmy yowls, rocking the mic as Dave Grohl, Pat Smear and Krist Novoselic thrashed and crashed around him.—
Melissa Ruggieri,
USA TODAY,
15 Feb. 2025
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As a shape-shifting rock poet — a prophet with a nasal yowl — Dylan and his opaque words were particularly attractive for theorists of the literary, musical and conspiratorial varieties.—
Corey Kilgannon,
New York Times,
10 Jan. 2025
Noun
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The Republican conference is rife with sticking points as budget hawks squawk and some House Republicans insist on increasing the state and local tax deduction.—
Taylor Giorno,
The Hill,
30 Dec. 2024
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There’s no dialogue, at least none decipherable to human ears — everything is a symphony of meows, woofs, squawks, grunts, squeaks, squeals and simian cries.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
20 Nov. 2024
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“Yelp.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/yelp. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.
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