Meaning

1 senses
  1. To utter an abrupt, high-pitched noise.

    The children yelped with delight as they played in the cold water.

    kreischen

    визжа́тьvizžátʹ

    bark in a high-pitched tone

Examples

9 sentences
  1. The dog yelped in pain.

    deDer Hund kläffte schmerzvoll. — Yorwba

  2. The neighbor's dog yelps too much.

  3. The neighbour's dog just doesn't stop yelping.

  4. The dog gave a yelp when I trod on its paw.

    deDer Hund kläffte, als ich ihm auf die Pfote trat. — Yorwba

  5. James yelped in surprise.

Translations

7 languages
Русский
By meaning 1
to utter an abrupt, high-pitched noise:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
to utter an abrupt, high-pitched noise:

Origin

From Middle English ȝelpen, yelpen, from Old English ġielpan (“to boast”), from Proto-West

From Middle English ȝelpen, yelpen, from Old English ġielpan (“to boast”), from Proto-West Germanic *gelpan, from Proto-Germanic *gelpaną (“to sound off, boast”), from Proto-Indo-European *gʰel‑ (“to call, shout, scream”).

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Forms

yelps, yelping, yelped, yelped
Base formyelp · to yelp
3rd person singularyelps
Present participleyelping
Past simpleyelped
Past participleyelped

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyyelp
he, she, ityelps

Past simpleLesson

all personsyelped

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave yelped
he, she, ithas yelped

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill yelp

Synonyms

2 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • bark in a high-pitched tone:yipyap

Word family

1 related words
Relatedyelping

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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