Synonyms of yawp

yawp

verb

ˈyȯp 

variants or yaup

as in to scream

to express dissatisfaction, pain, or resentment usually tiresomely

stop yawping about your problems and try doing something to fix them

Synonyms & Similar Words

• scream
• complain
• whine
• moan
• mutter
• growl
• whimper
• holler
• wail
• murmur
• squawk
• squeal
• grumble
• inveigh
• bleat
• bitch
• caterwaul
• kick
• cry
• worry
• repine
• yowl
• grouse
• beef
• croak
• yammer
• nag
• gripe
• kvetch
• carp
• bellyache
• protest
• crab
• whinge
• keen
• grizzle
• maunder
• grouch
• fuss
• kick up a fuss
• grump
• sob
• object (to)
• quarrel (with)
• cavil
• stew
• quibble
• lament
• blubber
• fret
• bewail
• bemoan
• deplore

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• rejoice
• delight
• accept
• tolerate
• endure
• crow
• take
• bear
• cheer
• countenance
• applaud
• commend

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of yawp

Credit to the singer for expanding outside her usual vocal range, though, deploying an Imogen Heap–style yawp on this one. — Nate Jones, Vulture, 20 May 2024

After Glazer’s film cuts to black at the end, the music reemerges in a nightmarish march of yawping voices. — Tim Greiving, Los Angeles Times, 12 Dec. 2023

And, finally, the restatement of the American Dream for a new century, just the way Walt Whitman yawped it in the streets of Manhattan. — Charles P. Pierce, Esquire, 19 Mar. 2017

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