Yodel
/ˈjoʊ.dəl/ noun, verb
noun, verb ·Moderate ·College level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 An act of yodelling.
- 2 a songlike cry in which the voice fluctuates rapidly between the normal voice and falsetto wordnet
- 3 A song incorporating yodelling.
Verb
- 1 To sing (a song) in such a way that the voice fluctuates rapidly between the normal chest voice and falsetto. intransitive, transitive
- 2 sing by changing register; sing by yodeling wordnet
Example
More examples"Is it tacky that I know how to yodel?"
Etymology
From German jodeln.