yodel

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Recent Examples of yodel Mason Ramsey Toad’s Place, 300 York St., New Haven The still-young country vocalist, whose career began seven years ago with a viral video of him yodeling in a Walmart, is at Toad’s Place on April 22 at 7:30 p.m. $28.51-$53.50, $22.59 students; meet and greet package available. Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 19 Apr. 2025 Humans have practiced some form of yodeling since at least the 13th century, when Marco Polo encountered Tibetan monks on his travels who used the vocal technique for long-distance communication. ArsTechnica, 3 Apr. 2025 Wander snowy trails and savor hearty cuisine at a boutique hotel in the Catskills, taste wine and play board games at a stylish ranch by Yosemite National Park, even learn the art of yodeling at a hideaway in the Austrian Alps. The New York Times News Service Syndicate, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Feb. 2025 Concept art revealed at D23 also showed the gang of toys — such as Jessie the yodeling cowgirl (voiced by different actresses) and Rex (Wallace Shawn) — looking sad as their owner seemed more interested in a tablet, hinting at their emotional yet humorous struggles. Angel Saunders, People.com, 28 Dec. 2024 See All Example Sentences for yodel
Recent Examples of Synonyms for yodel
Verb
  • The track begins with Winter’s distinct vocals warbling and wobbling over a tender percussion groove.
    Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 8 July 2025
  • The famous John Williams fanfare that blasted Star Wars onto our screens had appreciably less impact than even a standard screen would now offer, let alone IMAX and Dolby Cinema premium offerings while at some parts of the film, the sound warbled a little, before returning to normal.
    Benny Har-Even, Forbes.com, 13 June 2025
Verb
  • The melody is crooning and desperate, and their harmonies intertwine in a way that is supposed to mirror their bodies.
    Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 17 Oct. 2025
  • In the bit, Rihanna and Ronnie (Andy Samberg) are dropping knowledge to a group of grade schoolers with the singer crooning in her power range as timid Ronnie can barely rise above a whisper to her utter consternation.
    Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 14 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Getting Matthews humming with confidence and getting that shot off is part of what the Leafs need right now.
    Joshua Kloke, New York Times, 25 Oct. 2025
  • Massive defense spending has propped up growth, kept factories humming, and pushed unemployment lower, while Moscow has relied on allies like China for goods no longer available from the West.
    Jason Ma, Fortune, 25 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Today there’s a rich universe of supplemental Pynchon material ranging from prose only an English PhD could unpack, to sharp analysis that makes the experience of reading Pynchon communal and fun.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 7 Oct. 2025
  • Is there a way to keep your knives sharp longer? A.
    BestReviews, Mercury News, 9 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The blast furnace of volcanoes has fallen silent, replaced by birdsong trilling from the branches and echoing through a garden of exotic stone.
    Roger Naylor, AZCentral.com, 29 Aug. 2025
  • Expect to marvel at saddles blanketed in blueberries and multi-hued wildflowers, marmots trilling their warnings, ibex perched on rocky spines, and neon critters that wiggle and hop underfoot.
    Wendy Altschuler, Forbes.com, 16 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Each guest was invited to hurl a brick through the windows — a dandy way of trolling the libs.
    Christopher Bonanos, Curbed, 23 Oct. 2025
  • Just before their big win, the Warriors on NBCS trolled the 21-time All-Star by posting a photo with a bold caption aimed his way.
    Ricardo Klein, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Strings play a unison A that quavers under the pressure of sawing bows.
    Alex Ross, New Yorker, 6 Oct. 2025
  • The tawny owl’s dark release of song quavered from the pine wood.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 19 Sep. 2025

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