YELP Synonyms: 62 Similar and Opposite Words

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verb

Definition of yelp

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

Verb

Cantanucci’s property line is 72 feet away, but her hearing is such that the sound of balls bouncing and people yelping jumped the hedgerows. — Pat Beall, Sun Sentinel, 27 Mar. 2026 Start the day with yelping sea lions and a Coffee Girl latte at Pier 39, a former cannery dating from 1875, before hitting the town. — Zoe Baillargeon, Travel + Leisure, 2 Mar. 2026

Noun

Dropping the volume on your foot would cause an agonized and very non-silent yelp. — Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 3 Aug. 2026 Lee's voice has always been Sui generis, a distinctive instrument caught between a whine and a yelp yet immediately recognizable. — Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 8 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for yelp

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On the lawn, a mechanical bull bounced shrieking children into the air.

— Aidan McLaughlin, Vanity Fair, 8 Oct. 2026
The addition of the electric guitar, drums and Jack White’s shrieking vocals transformed it into a rock song, while also keeping its signature folksiness.

— Stephanie Sengwe, PEOPLE, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of shriek

Noun

But about five minutes later, a sharp cracking sound momentarily replaced the shrill squeal of sirens, and the top half of the South Tower imploded, bringing the entire thing down.

— Timothy Townsend, Rolling Stone, 11 Sep. 2026
Witness Hoon Chan Sim, 53, was sitting on a park lawn with his dog near West Drive when he was startled by the squeal of braking tires, and spun around to see the horrific collision.

— Lincoln Anderson, New York Daily News, 25 July 2026

Definition of squeal

Verb

In June 2016, Blair, who was returning to Los Angeles from a vacation in Cancun, Mexico, began screaming uncontrollably and causing chaos on the flight.

— Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 12 Oct. 2026
Back in California, Dodgers fans screamed at their television sets.

— Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 12 Oct. 2026

Definition of scream

Noun

Nestled deep among the wads of shredded paper and other bric-a-brac, the occupants made not a squeak, concealed to anyone who looked through the carrier’s door.

— Shi En Kim, AZCentral.com, 21 Sep. 2026
The mice used some of the squeaks within their nests and others on the fringes of their territory.

— Katie Hunt, CNN Money, 3 June 2026

Definition of squeak

Noun

Rihanna’s here, maniacal crowds are lining up outside shows to screech and wave at their favorite stars and days of runway events big and small lie ahead.

— Leah Dolan, CNN Money, 30 Sep. 2026
The screech of guitar feedback echoed from a makeshift stage outside, where a punk-rock band had just launched into their set, a fitting accompaniment to the bar’s kaleidoscopic selection of beer.

— Taran Dugal, New Yorker, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of screech

Noun

The second slide was a video (without sound) of the couple’s first kiss, which King prefaced with what looked like a howl of joy, followed by a series of passionate kisses and an arms-in-the-air yelp from the groom.

— Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 5 Oct. 2026
With every whimper, sigh, howl, bark and head tilt, these dogs create an empathetic portrayal of a highly intelligent creature that has been through battle and has the scars (and nightmares) to prove it.

— Katie Walsh, Los Angeles Times, 24 Sep. 2026

Definition of howl

Noun

They may have been used to carry food or scoop embers, much like the bark dishes called coolamons used by Aboriginal Australians.

— Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 9 Oct. 2026
In the early stages of infestation, these trees are only identifiable by sawdust at their base, sap on the trunk, or tunnels under the bark.

— Jennifer Oldham, Denver Post, 8 Oct. 2026

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