Yelp

/jɛlp/

Synonyms for "yelp" (145 found)

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Closest matches (29)

Noun(2 words)

air a grievancebarkbattle crybawl bay beef bell bellow bellyache bitch blare blat blate bleat blubber boom bray breathe buzz cackle

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call caterwaul chant cheer chirp clamor

Verb(1 words)

barked

Strong matches (44)

complain coo crab croak crow cry drawl exclaim flute fretfret and fumefuss gaspgive tonguegive voicegripe groan grouch grouse growl

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grumble grunt hail halloo hiss holler hollo hoot howl hurrah keen kick liltlodge a complaintlow meow mew mewl miaow moo mumble

Noun(3 words)

cry exclaim gosh

Related words (72)

murmur mutter neigh nicker pant pipe puleraise a howlrallying cryregister a complaintroar rumble screak scream screech shout shriek sibilate sigh sing

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snap snarl snort sob squall squawk squeak squealtake onthunder troat trumpet twang ululate wailwar crywar whoopwarble whicker whine whinny whisper whoop yammer yap yawl yawp yell yip yo-ho yowl

Noun(17 words)

object oh ouch ow protest shriek skreak squeal squealing whines woofs wow yaps yell yelping yeow yips

Verb(4 words)

screeched yap yip yipped

Related word relations

OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.

5 relation types

More general

7 entries

bark cry exclamation soundverbal expressionverbal responsevocalization

More specific

10 entries

dog yelphuman yelpobjection cryoh noouch owpain yelpprotest yelpyeow yikes

Collocations

11 entries

dog yelploud yelpsharp yelpsudden yelpyelp loudlyyelp of alarmyelp of painyelp of protestyelp of surpriseyelp soundyelping cry

Inflections

3 entries

yelped yelping yelps

Derivations

1 entries

yelper

Sample sentences

5 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

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

Source: tatoeba (246900)

As Anna mustered the courage to confront the roach, it darted across the room, eliciting a yelp from her.

Source: tatoeba (11842280)

The puppy let out a yelp when I stepped on her tail.

Source: wiktionary

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

Source: wiktionary

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