as in shrieked
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 yelped
The dog yelped in pain for a few seconds, then carried on as before.
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Ben Taub, New Yorker, 24 Nov. 2025
The timid guests walk in and out of the room, and at times have yelped, before eventually building up their bravery and getting in line.
—Lauren Penington, Denver Post, 18 Aug. 2025
Ben Taub, New Yorker, 24 Nov. 2025
The timid guests walk in and out of the room, and at times have yelped, before eventually building up their bravery and getting in line.
—Lauren Penington, Denver Post, 18 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for yelped
Verb
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Normally, scent voices are mere whispers compared to the screams and angry shouts of humans, but in that section, certain sensitive plant species shrieked incessantly because of their proximity to plants that hindered their growth.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
7 Jan. 2026
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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
Verb
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Anything is possible, as Kevin Garnett once screamed.—
Eddie Brown,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
22 Jan. 2026
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Fans screamed lyrics like confessionals.—
Ana Gutierrez,
Austin American Statesman,
22 Jan. 2026
Verb
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His daughter squealed with excitement.—
Danya Gainor,
CNN Money,
19 Nov. 2025
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Beyond the housing units that concealed this bloody event, a truck rumbled along the road, a basketball bounced, children squealed, the sounds foreign, from another world.—
Lizz Schumer,
PEOPLE,
29 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Men in nearby cells also yelled for help, the lawsuit says.—
Kelly Davis,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
24 Jan. 2026
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Some yelled at dispatchers, others were calm.—
Nichole Manna,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
23 Jan. 2026
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“Yelped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/yelped. Accessed 25 Jan. 2026.
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