as in to shriek
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 yelp
Brad Schmitt, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
After setting the ground floor ablaze, Cadence made it outside only to hear the family's two dogs, who had been locked in a downstairs room earlier that evening to keep them calm during dinner, yelping for help.
—Megan McCluskey, Time, 18 June 2025
Ew Staff Published, EW.com, 14 Aug. 2025
He is heard letting out a yelp and seen crouching down moments before the homeowners get to the door.
—Amaris Encinas, USA Today, 19 July 2025
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Verb
After building sand castles on the beach with her sisters, the family started walking back to the hotel room when a stray dog yelped and ran into the bushes for no apparent reason.
—Brad Schmitt, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
After setting the ground floor ablaze, Cadence made it outside only to hear the family's two dogs, who had been locked in a downstairs room earlier that evening to keep them calm during dinner, yelping for help.
—Megan McCluskey, Time, 18 June 2025
Noun
With Bono keeping his Cliffs of Dover yelp in check, Zooropa scales down U2's anthemic-apostles side.
—Ew Staff Published, EW.com, 14 Aug. 2025
He is heard letting out a yelp and seen crouching down moments before the homeowners get to the door.
—Amaris Encinas, USA Today, 19 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for yelp
Verb
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Screaming and shrieking, the drama between the bridesmaids is thick.—
Bryan West,
Nashville Tennessean,
10 Oct. 2025
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Once all is shrieked and done, though, what’s left is a faux-prestige screed that’s 100 percent #OhHellNo!—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
9 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Sophi of course squeals, which puts the pink-haired frontwoman on the outs with mostly everyone.—
Nick Caruso,
TVLine,
24 Sep. 2025
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Instead of chocolate or a throwaway trinket, this calendar delivers 25 days of genuine squeal-worthy surprises.—
Katie Ann Lehman,
StyleCaster,
9 Sep. 2025
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In the end, McGovern included clips from early morning airport chaos, rain on the Hawaiian beaches, the aftermath of a bloody lip and plenty of screaming and crying.—
Colson Thayer,
PEOPLE,
31 Oct. 2025
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Momentum indicators aren't screaming buy at current levels.—
Jay Woods,
CNBC,
31 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The parrot responded by barking, a real yip like a small dog.—
New York Times,
New York Times,
19 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Her bottom lip dropped and a tiny squeak emerged.—
Carly Tagen-Dye,
PEOPLE,
20 Oct. 2025
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This isn’t like missing a 2-foot putt, or getting posterized, or letting a groundball squeak through your legs or blowing a tire on the ice.—
Zak Keefer,
New York Times,
11 Oct. 2025
Noun
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That frenetic screech of packing tape echoing in your emptying home may send your blood pressure soaring.—
USA TODAY,
USA Today,
22 Oct. 2025
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So rang the delighted screech of a young Manchester United fan outside the Progress with Unity Stadium, an hour before United’s Women’s Champions League debut against Valarenga on Wednesday night.—
Megan Feringa,
New York Times,
9 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Frehley picks up on the drummer’s simmering syncopation hereand unleashes a banshee-like howl of a solo that still clings to the band’s rhythm.—
A.D. Amorosi,
Variety,
17 Oct. 2025
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The long recess has drawn howls of protest from Democratic leaders, who have returned to Washington to demand negotiations that might lead to a bipartisan spending bill that could reopen the government.—
Mike Lillis,
The Hill,
10 Oct. 2025
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There are also notes of black plum, Bulgarian rose, cinnamon bark, amber, oak barrel and vanilla bourbon.—
Samantha Conti,
Footwear News,
30 Oct. 2025
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Niacinamide and hyaluronic acid hydrate and brighten, while albizia bark extract helps lift and tighten to reduce that tired look.—
Christa Joanna Lee,
Allure,
30 Oct. 2025
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“Yelp.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/yelp. Accessed 7 Nov. 2025.
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