Yelping

//ˈjɛlpɪŋ// noun, verb

noun, verb ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The act of producing a yelp.

    "[…] While still a pup, / You put him in a sack, then beat it / With a stick. When howls and yelpings die, / You send the houseboi out to set him free."

  2. 2
    a sharp high-pitched cry (especially by a dog) wordnet
Verb
  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of yelp form-of, gerund, participle, present

Synonyms

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bawlingblatantboanergeanbrawlingclamorousclamoursome

Example

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

Etymology

From Middle English yelpinge, from Old English ġilping; equivalent to yelp + -ing.

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