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
Stephanie Pearson, Outside, 19 Feb. 2026
Or rather not sang but yelped along happily.
—Literary Hub, 23 Jan. 2026
Charles Elliott, Outdoor Life, 2 Apr. 2026
Doing this yelp as a human may work when training certain dogs, but the AKC advises that with some puppies, this could actually get the puppy more worked up and likely to bite.
—Rachael O'Connor, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Oct. 2025
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Verb
Kids pulled in on sleds by their parents are yelping in glee, slipping and sliding around jaws of ice.
—Stephanie Pearson, Outside, 19 Feb. 2026
Or rather not sang but yelped along happily.
—Literary Hub, 23 Jan. 2026
Noun
My next yelp was greeted with dead silence.
—Charles Elliott, Outdoor Life, 2 Apr. 2026
Doing this yelp as a human may work when training certain dogs, but the AKC advises that with some puppies, this could actually get the puppy more worked up and likely to bite.
—Rachael O'Connor, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for yelp
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Fans shrieked and hollered as every player in the realmwide war — Queen Rhaenyra (Emma D’Arcy), Prince Daemon (Matt Smith), the Sea Snake (Steve Toussaint) and his nemesis Lohar (Abigail Thorn) — popped up.—
Fran Hoepfner,
Vulture,
22 June 2026
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As the noise-rap-electro act Jane Remover shrieked and pleaded through a 90-minute marathon set at the Fonda on Thursday night, one very young couple dressed right out of a conservative‘s nightmare — gender-ambiguous, purple hair, facial piercings — tapped me on the shoulder.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
19 June 2026
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In response, the paddlers near the front of the canoe momentarily pause their paddling and squeal as the sea lion splashes them.—
Kimberlee Speakman,
PEOPLE,
29 May 2026
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These threatened and endangered species are gentle, curious, and squeal-inducing levels of adorable, making a rare sighting all the more special and memorable.—
Joey Skladany,
Southern Living,
21 May 2026
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The keeper could do nothing but flail and then turn and scream in frustration at his defense’s failings at the crucial moment.—
Kyle Feldscher,
CNN Money,
17 June 2026
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Elena called for Harold, who ran out in his boxers — both men screamed at each other and threatened to call the cops.—
Olivia Bensimon,
Curbed,
17 June 2026
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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The vocal repertoire consisted of at least seven different squeak types.—
Katie Hunt,
CNN Money,
3 June 2026
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Others reported a persistent squeak.—
BestReviews,
Mercury News,
29 May 2026
Noun
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Guests range from ordinary commuters to figures like Cate Blanchett and Julian Casablancas, all subject to the same fluorescent lighting and ambient subway screech.—
Arushi Jacob,
Variety,
19 June 2026
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Native to North America, eastern screech-owls are mostly gray, reddish-brown or brown with yellow eyes, according to the Smithsonian's National Zoo & Conservation Biology Institute.—
Saman Shafiq,
USA Today,
9 Mar. 2026
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Her presence is heralded not by the sounds of howls, roars or clanking chains, but by the shutting of the door to her study, the scrape of her chair as it is pulled towards her desk, and the clanking of her type-writer keys.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
9 June 2026
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At that point, a loud drum fill announces itself, snarling electric guitars kick in and McCartney’s trademark howls of old arrive in time for a fairly kick-ass chorus.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
23 May 2026
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Incense usually comes in either cone or stick form and is composed of fragrant material — usually resins, seeds, barks and flowers — that’s bound together using a combustible material.—
BestReviews,
Mercury News,
17 June 2026
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Remove the bark and scrape away the green cambium layer beneath it.—
Madeline Buiano,
Martha Stewart,
15 June 2026
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“Yelp.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/yelp. Accessed 25 Jun. 2026.
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