YELP Synonyms: 62 Similar and Opposite Words

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verb

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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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Examples of yelp in a Sentence

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Verb

This is often more effective than yelping at a gobbler in pressured areas, where a bunch of other hunters have been yelping at him for days on end. —

Alex Robinson, Outdoor Life, 1 May 2024 Luckily, wild turkeys don’t all yelp sweetly and beautifully, either. —

Alex Robinson, Outdoor Life, 1 May 2024

Noun

This turkey sound is like the quieter version of the primary yelp. —

Josh Honeycutt, Outdoor Life, 2 May 2024 Fans of the best show recently on TV (two THR Top 10s, two No.1 slots for Reservation Dogs) will already have noticed three or four Reservation Dogs cast overlaps, and there are several smaller appearances that will surely elicit gleeful yelps as well. —

Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 Jan. 2024 See all Example Sentences for yelp

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