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yelp
1 ENTRIES FOUND:
yelp
(verb)
yelp
/
ˈ
jɛlp/
verb
yelps
;
yelped
;
yelping
yelp
/
ˈ
jɛlp/
verb
yelps
;
yelped
;
yelping
Britannica Dictionary definition of YELP
[
no object
]
:
to make a quick, high cry or bark
The dog
yelped
in pain.
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— yelp
noun
,
plural
yelps
[
count
]
She
gave/made a yelp
[=she yelped] when I sprayed her with the hose.
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