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verb-intransitive. To utter a short, sharp bark or cry: excited dogs yelping; yelped in pain when the bee stung.

v. To utter by yelping.

n. A short, sharp cry or bark.

n. An abrupt, high-pitched noise or utterance.

v. To utter an abrupt, high-pitched noise.

verb-intransitive. To boast.

verb-intransitive. To utter a sharp, quick cry, as a hound; to bark shrilly with eagerness, pain, or fear; to yaup.

n. A sharp, quick cry; a bark.

To boast; cry up a thing; exult; brag.

To give a sharp, shrill, quick cry, resembling a bark; bark sharply and shrilly; yawp: said of dogs, and also of some other creatures, especially a wild turkey-hen.

n. A boast; boasting.

n. An eager bark or cry; a sharp, quick bark or cry caused by fear or pain.

n. a sharp high-pitched cry (especially by a dog)

v. bark in a high-pitched tone

"When ABC's audio picked up a standard "get in the hole" yelp from a fan in the gallery, Alliss responded immediately — "Oh, shut up!""

yelped    yelping    yelps   

cry    bark   

boast    yaup    bark   

help    kelp    self-help    welp   

squeal    howl    gasp    whimper    scream    growl    bellow    whoop    whine    hoot