yelping 1 of 2

adjective

Definition of yelpingnext
as in squealing

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yelping

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verb

present participle of yelp
as in shrieking
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 Synonyms for yelping
  1. whiny
  2. yelling
  3. strident
  4. earsplitting
  5. penetrating
  6. nasal
  7. piercing
Adjective
  • All hotels are near a ski lift, sparing you the dreaded shuttle bus wait with whiny kids in tow or the hassle of lugging skis—and at least one child—through town.
    Katharina Kotrba, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
  • This woman we’ve been told is an extremely capable lawyer simply melts down and begs Tommy for his help, and then is shocked and whiny when Tommy kills the snake to protect her from it.
    Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of whiny
Verb
  • The house’s owner, who was outside, ran at the dog, yelling, using some choice words.
    James Parker, The Atlantic, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Witnesses claim the confrontation began when Holcomb approached Payne and her friend outside the club, reportedly yelling at them.
    Amber Corrine, VIBE.com, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of yelling
Adjective
  • Being loud, being strident, making your point at the top of your lungs has become an American style of behavior everywhere, transforming even a pleasant little corner bistro into a frenzied circus of blasting sound, which, studies have shown, can cause hearing damage in those who work in them.
    John Mariani, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024
  • Advertisement Some candidates have echoed Newsom with a strident tone.
    Mackenzie Mays, Los Angeles Times, 27 Nov. 2024
Definition of strident
Adjective
  • The Wall, though, will be delightfully old school in a cap tip to the court-hugging, earsplitting, rowdy venues of college basketball’s glory days.
    Bryce MillerColumnist, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Jan. 2023
  • In Soledar, an old salt mining town, earsplitting explosions crack in every direction.
    Jeffrey Gettleman, New York Times, 24 Feb. 2022
Definition of earsplitting
Adjective
  • One spring day in Paris many years ago, my wife, Diana, a most penetrating photographer, capable of seeing like no one else, decided, as an experiment, to walk across the city blindfolded.
    Hisham Matar, Harper's Magazine, 21 June 2024
  • Since the war began in Gaza, more than six months ago, the Israeli magazine +972 has published some of the most penetrating reporting on the Israel Defense Forces’ conduct.
    Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker, 12 Apr. 2024
Definition of penetrating
Adjective
  • What Are the Symptoms of Bird Flu? In birds, symptoms of the infection include low energy and appetite, purple discoloration or swelling of body parts, fewer or misshapen eggs, a lack of coordination, and nasal discharge, coughing or sneezing.
    Benedict Cosgrove, Newsweek, 19 Dec. 2024
  • Medications like acetaminophen and ibuprofen can help with pressure caused by nasal swelling, Seibert said.
    Korin Miller, Verywell Health, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of nasal
Adjective
  • The two-story space offers a piercing and welding studio, as well as free engravings.
    Violet Goldstone, WWD, 2 Jan. 2025
  • The higher strings aren’t quite as piercing but still shine through.
    PCMAG, PCMAG, 6 Dec. 2024
Definition of piercing
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