yodel

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Recent Examples of yodel The youngster has mastered the art of yodeling, a talent that earned her a four-chair turn. Lars Brandle, Billboard, 28 Nov. 2023 Sadie: Every morning at 6 a.m., a bird yodeled outside my window at Rancho de la Luna. Daniel Kohn, Spin, 1 Sep. 2023 If Chris or Julia were to yodel from their accommodation, the celebs would almost definitely hear them in camp. Alicia Vrajlal, refinery29.com, 13 Apr. 2023 Mingle With Austrian nobility, learn to yodel, and enjoy after-hours tours on this Uniworld journey from Salzburg to Budapest. Jacqui Gifford, Travel + Leisure, 15 Mar. 2023 See all Example Sentences for yodel 
Recent Examples of Synonyms for yodel
Verb
  • Rita also sings a variety of jazz standards, and in one early scene, brings a crowd to tears warbling an original tune for her 9-year-old son (Elliott Heffernan).
    Patrick Ryan, USA TODAY, 3 Oct. 2024
  • This is the iconic horror baddie he was meant to play, a deeply unnerving dollmaker who warbles with musical malevolence, confounds the law with his Zodiac-like ciphers, and lives for glam rock and killing sprees.
    Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 11 July 2024
Verb
  • The cashier then turned to a pair of singing possums played by Kenan Thompson and Ego Nwodim, crooning The Lion King-style about how the milk comes from… well, a possum’s teat.
    Dave Nemetz, TVLine, 2 Nov. 2024
  • Gaga croons gently, letting the lyric speak for itself.
    Kristen S. Hé, Vulture, 25 Oct. 2024
Verb
  • Others volunteer to water plants, write a weekly newsletter, launder aprons, check on members who haven’t shown up in a while, and shoulder other tasks needed to keep the clubhouse humming.
    Emily Alpert Reyes, Los Angeles Times, 2 Nov. 2024
  • The question is whether the Fed can help keep the economy out of a recession now that it’s begun cutting interest rates to keep the job market humming.
    Stan Choe, Los Angeles Times, 30 Oct. 2024
Verb
  • The former president's endorsement process has evolved from haphazard to sharp and effective, rendering all other endorsements all but obsolete.
    Kaleigh Rogers, ABC News, 13 Sep. 2024
  • That included everything from off-center parts at Simone Rocha to sharp, contrasting textures at KNWLS.
    India Espy-Jones, Essence, 21 Sep. 2023
Verb
  • Any minute now, the mockingbird will trill at me to go to bed.
    Edan Lepucki, The Atlantic, 12 July 2024
  • At dawn, cooing doves and trilling Eurasian blackbirds woke me.
    Nina Burleigh, New York Times, 21 May 2024
Verb
  • Russian casualties in 's full-scale invasion of Ukraine have surpassed 700,000, according to Kyiv, which trolled Moscow over the round number of such a grim milestone.
    Brendan Cole, Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2024
  • Steve Martin is trolling us Evidence in favor of this theory: no caption.
    Bethy Squires, Vulture, 20 Oct. 2024
Verb
  • The reflections of the icebergs quavered in the water, which was blue to the edge of purple.
    Elizabeth Kolbert, The New Yorker, 7 Oct. 2024
  • Odysseus asks, his voice quavering, revealing his insecurity upon returning home after a 20-year absence.
    Frank Scheck, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Sep. 2024

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“Yodel.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/yodel. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.

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