The dog gave a yelp when I trod on its paw.
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Yelp
//jɛlp//
Synonyms for "yelp" (123 found)
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2 entriesis a
1 entriesmanner of
1 entriesrelated to
24 entriesShowing 16 of 24 words.
Translations
67 translations across 26 languages.
Bulgarian
2 entries- скимтене noun (an abrupt, high-pitched noise or utterance)
- скимтя verb (to utter an abrupt, high-pitched noise)
Czech
3 entries- vyjeknout verb (to utter an abrupt, high-pitched noise)
- zakňučet verb (to utter an abrupt, high-pitched noise)
- zavýsknout verb (to utter an abrupt, high-pitched noise)
Danish
2 entries- hyl noun (an abrupt, high-pitched noise or utterance)
- hyle verb (to utter an abrupt, high-pitched noise)
Esperanto
2 entries- jelpo noun (an abrupt, high-pitched noise or utterance)
- jelpi verb (to utter an abrupt, high-pitched noise)
Finnish
4 entries- hihkaisu noun (an abrupt, high-pitched noise or utterance)
- ulvahdus noun (an abrupt, high-pitched noise or utterance)
- älähdys noun (an abrupt, high-pitched noise or utterance)
- hihkaista verb (to utter an abrupt, high-pitched noise)
French
4 entries- couinement noun (an abrupt, high-pitched noise or utterance)
- jappement noun (an abrupt, high-pitched noise or utterance)
- couiner verb (to utter an abrupt, high-pitched noise)
- japper verb (to utter an abrupt, high-pitched noise)
Galician
2 entries- ganir verb (to utter an abrupt, high-pitched noise)
- latir verb (to utter an abrupt, high-pitched noise)
Georgian
4 entries- კივილი noun (an abrupt, high-pitched noise or utterance)
- წივილი noun (an abrupt, high-pitched noise or utterance)
- კივილი verb (to utter an abrupt, high-pitched noise)
- წივილი verb (to utter an abrupt, high-pitched noise)
German
1 entries- kreischen verb (to utter an abrupt, high-pitched noise)
Greek
1 entries- γαβγίζω noun (an abrupt, high-pitched noise or utterance)
Hungarian
1 entries- vakkantás noun (an abrupt, high-pitched noise or utterance)
Ido
2 entries- aboyeto noun (an abrupt, high-pitched noise or utterance)
- aboyetar verb (to utter an abrupt, high-pitched noise)
Irish
2 entries- sceamh noun (an abrupt, high-pitched noise or utterance)
- sceamh verb (to utter an abrupt, high-pitched noise)
Italian
2 entries- strillo noun (an abrupt, high-pitched noise or utterance)
- strillare verb (to utter an abrupt, high-pitched noise)
Japanese
2 entries- 悲鳴 noun (an abrupt, high-pitched noise or utterance)
- 悲鳴をあげる verb (to utter an abrupt, high-pitched noise)
Latin
1 entries- ganniō verb (to utter an abrupt, high-pitched noise)
Malay
1 entries- dengking noun (an abrupt, high-pitched noise or utterance)
Māori
4 entries- ngawē noun (an abrupt, high-pitched noise or utterance)
- wēwē noun (an abrupt, high-pitched noise or utterance)
- tīwē verb (to utter an abrupt, high-pitched noise)
- tūwē verb (to utter an abrupt, high-pitched noise)
Polish
4 entries- pisk noun (an abrupt, high-pitched noise or utterance)
- zaskomlenie noun (an abrupt, high-pitched noise or utterance)
- zawycie noun (an abrupt, high-pitched noise or utterance)
- piszczeć verb (to utter an abrupt, high-pitched noise)
Portuguese
2 entries- ganido noun (an abrupt, high-pitched noise or utterance)
- ganir verb (to utter an abrupt, high-pitched noise)
Russian
3 entries- визг noun (an abrupt, high-pitched noise or utterance)
- визжа́ние noun (an abrupt, high-pitched noise or utterance)
- визжа́ть verb (to utter an abrupt, high-pitched noise)
Sanskrit
1 entries- बुक्कति verb (to utter an abrupt, high-pitched noise)
Scottish Gaelic
2 entries- tathann noun (an abrupt, high-pitched noise or utterance)
- tathainn verb (to utter an abrupt, high-pitched noise)
Serbo-Croatian
1 entries- cičati verb (to utter an abrupt, high-pitched noise)
Spanish
4 entries- aullido noun (an abrupt, high-pitched noise or utterance)
- quejido noun (an abrupt, high-pitched noise or utterance)
- trino noun (an abrupt, high-pitched noise or utterance)
- gañir verb (to utter an abrupt, high-pitched noise)
Woiwurrung
1 entries- warram boorboon verb (to utter an abrupt, high-pitched noise)
Sample sentences
5 total sentences available.
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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Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.