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
Dave Duffey, Outdoor Life, 2 Apr. 2025
And Scheie is a master of surprises, a performer ready with a yelp or a bellow who is missed when not immediately in front of an audience.
—David John Chávez, The Mercury News, 15 Mar. 2025
Frank C. Hibben, Outdoor Life, 27 Feb. 2025
After more than an hour of bargaining, the man momentarily snatched the dog back, causing the puppy to yelp.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 19 Feb. 2025
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Verb
Instead, the yelps and clucks from three calls orchestrated by Dr. H. S. (Buck) Banton had resulted in our facing down a pair of Alabama gobblers in an area that didn’t have a single turkey before 1956.
—Dave Duffey, Outdoor Life, 2 Apr. 2025
And Scheie is a master of surprises, a performer ready with a yelp or a bellow who is missed when not immediately in front of an audience.
—David John Chávez, The Mercury News, 15 Mar. 2025
Noun
In three jumps and a couple of barks, the entire crowd of yelping dogs was up the opposite wall of the canyon and running strongly.
—Frank C. Hibben, Outdoor Life, 27 Feb. 2025
After more than an hour of bargaining, the man momentarily snatched the dog back, causing the puppy to yelp.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 19 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for yelp
Verb
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Speaking of which, the movie opens like a monster movie, Knightley shrieking with uncommon volatility as her hysterical character is carted up to the institute in a carriage.—
A.A. Dowd,
Vulture,
28 Apr. 2025
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Berger’s tiny stage bulges like a clown car, stuffed with superb comedians such as Russell Daniels, playing a prospective son-in-law (and Grade A idiot) who shrieks around sick people, and Sarah Stiles, as a pert soubrette.—
Michael Schulman,
New Yorker,
6 June 2025
Noun
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The gym was quiet, echoing only the squeal of sneakers and pounding of the basketball instead of the music and laughter that typically accompany a pregame training session.—
Emily Adams,
Hartford Courant,
5 June 2025
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Their squeals and laughter echoed against the mountains.—
Nathan Rousseau Smith,
ABC News,
27 Mar. 2025
Verb
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The Pacers' star went down and immediately screamed in pain.—
Matt Levine,
MSNBC Newsweek,
23 June 2025
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White Zinnias These hardy flowers from Mexico have had my heart for years; their bold colors simply scream summer.—
Josh Miller,
Southern Living,
21 June 2025
Noun
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The gray puppy repeatedly makes silent barking motions until a high-pitched squeak finally escapes her mouth.—
Lydia Patrick,
MSNBC Newsweek,
19 June 2025
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Her squeaks and sighs are my favorite noises on earth.—
Hannah Sacks,
People.com,
12 May 2025
Noun
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The constant clang of metal and the screech of drills suggest the sort of work underway at a warehouse-turned-workshop in this Ukrainian city about 300 kilometers (180 miles) east of Kyiv.—
Dominique Soguel,
Christian Science Monitor,
17 June 2025
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The trio frantically scramble to stop the train, but as the film cuts to black, the sounds of glass shattering and the screech of wheels hammer in, yet again, that there’s no escape.—
Gayle Sequeira,
Vulture,
16 May 2025
Noun
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Compounds in the plant’s twigs, leaves, and bark have also been recognized for their antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties.—
The Editors,
JSTOR Daily,
27 June 2025
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Even North Korea made 50 bombs while famines forced its people to eat tree bark.—
John Seiler,
Oc Register,
23 June 2025
Noun
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Some hockey teams have incorporated sound effects into their celebratory goal-horn noise—a cannon blast for the Columbus Blue Jackets, a cat’s yowl for the Florida Panthers.—
Sarah Larson,
New Yorker,
2 June 2025
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In the video, Shona—a Rhodesian ridgeback—sits in the back seat, letting out an intense yowl and staring fixedly out the window at something her owner couldn't see.—
David Faris,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 Apr. 2025
Noun
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The animals use complex clicks, squawks and whistles to call out to each other, fight and attract a mate.—
Sara Hashemi,
Smithsonian Magazine,
25 Apr. 2025
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The show is thrilling as a sensory experience, humming with sinister percussive beats and the occasional muffled animal squawk in the distance.—
Sophie Gilbert,
The Atlantic,
5 Apr. 2025
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“Yelp.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/yelp. Accessed 3 Jul. 2025.
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