Yodel

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • verb-intransitive. To sing so that the voice fluctuates rapidly between the normal chest voice and a falsetto.
  • v. To sing (a song) by yodeling.
  • n. A song or cry that is yodeled.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • v. To sing (a song) in such a way that the voice fluctuates rapidly between the normal chest voice and falsetto.
  • n. Such a song.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • v. To sing in a manner common among the Swiss and Tyrolese mountaineers, by suddenly changing from the head voice, or falsetto, to the chest voice, and the contrary; to warble.
  • n. A song sung by yodeling, as by the Swiss mountaineers.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • To sing with frequent changes from the ordinary voice to falsetto and back again, after the manner of the mountaineers of Switzerland and Tyrol.
  • n. A song or refrain in which there are frequent changes from the ordinary voice to a falsetto. Also sometimes called warble.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • v. sing by changing register; sing by yodeling
  • n. a songlike cry in which the voice fluctuates rapidly between the normal voice and falsetto
  • Equivalent
    yodle   
    Verb Form
    yodelled    yodelling    yodels   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    sing    call    yell    vociferation    shout    cry    outcry   
    Variant
    yodelling    yodelled   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    warble    carol    troll    trollol   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    bodle    intermodal    modal   
    Same Context
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