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yelp

noun
/jɛlp/

Etymology

From Middle English ȝelpen, yelpen, from Old English ġielpan (“to boast”), from Proto-West Germanic *gelpan, from Proto-Germanic *gelpaną (“to sound off, boast”), from Proto-Indo-European *gʰel‑ (“to call, shout, scream”). Cognate with Saterland Frisian jalpe, galpe (“to bleep; cheep”), German Low German galpen (“to scream, shriek, howl”), Middle High German gelpfen, gelpfen (“to roar, howl, bark, boast, sing loudly”).

  1. derived from *gʰel-✻ — “to shout”
  2. inherited from *gelpą✻ — “boasting”
  3. inherited from *gelp✻
  4. inherited from ġielp — “boasting, arrogance, pride”
  5. inherited from ȝelp

Definitions

  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.

  3. To utter an abrupt, high-pitched noise.

    • The children yelped with delight as they played in the cold water.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for yelp. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA