yawps

variants or yaups
present tense third-person singular of yawp

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Verb
  • There has been a consistent pattern with Florida football where a group of Gators fans complains about the current head coach, sportswriters mock them for having unrealistic expectations, and then those fans turn out to be totally correct.
    Stewart Mandel, New York Times, 10 Sep. 2025
  • Roman complains about pain in his feet, and Dennis offers him a foot massage.
    Barry Levitt, Time, 5 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Rather than let his boy be torn apart by terrible creatures in the mist, David uses a gun to mercy-kill them all and screams in anguish because there isn't a bullet left for him.
    James Grebey, Time, 12 Sep. 2025
  • Mom screams like a rabid animal.
    Dr. Sue Varma, CNBC, 12 Sep. 2025
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“Yawps.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/yawps. Accessed 15 Sep. 2025.

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