'Yelp' definitions:
Definition of 'yelp'
From: WordNet
Definition of 'Yelp'
From: GCIDE
- Yelp \Yelp\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Yelped; p. pr. & vb. n. Yelping.] [OE. yelpen, [yogh]elpen, to boast, boast noisily, AS. gielpan, gilpan, gylpan; akin to OHG. gelph arrogant: cf. Icel. gj[=a]lpa to yelp. Cf. Yap.] [1913 Webster]
- 1. To boast. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]
- I keep [care] not of armes for to yelpe. --Chaucer. [1913 Webster]
- 2. To utter a sharp, quick cry, as a hound; to bark shrilly with eagerness, pain, or fear; to yaup. [1913 Webster]
- A little herd of England's timorous deer, Mazed with a yelping kennel of French curs? --Shak. [1913 Webster]
- At the least flourish of a broomstick or ladle, he would fly to the door with a yelping precipitation. --W. Irving. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Yelp'
From: GCIDE
- Yelp \Yelp\, n. A sharp, quick cry; a bark. --Chaucer. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'yelp'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- air a grievance,
- bark,
- battle cry,
- bawl,
- bay,
- beef,
- bell,
- bellow,
- bellyache,
- bitch,
- blare,
- blat,
- blate,
- bleat,
- blubber,
- boom,
- bray,
- breathe,
- buzz,
- cackle,
- call,
- caterwaul,
- chant,
- cheer,
- chirp,
- clamor,
- complain,
- coo,
- crab,
- croak,
- crow,
- cry,
- drawl,
- exclaim,
- flute,
- fret,
- fret and fume,
- fuss,
- gasp,
- give tongue,
- give voice,
- gripe,
- groan,
- grouch,
- grouse,
- growl,
- grumble,
- grunt,
- hail,
- halloo,
- hiss,
- holler,
- hollo,
- hoot,
- howl,
- hurrah,
- keen,
- kick,
- lilt,
- lodge a complaint,
- low,
- meow,
- mew,
- mewl,
- miaow,
- moo,
- mumble,
- murmur,
- mutter,
- neigh,
- nicker,
- pant,
- pipe,
- pule,
- raise a howl,
- rallying cry,
- register a complaint,
- roar,
- rumble,
- screak,
- scream,
- screech,
- shout,
- shriek,
- sibilate,
- sigh,
- sing,
- snap,
- snarl,
- snort,
- sob,
- squall,
- squawk,
- squeak,
- squeal,
- take on,
- thunder,
- troat,
- trumpet,
- twang,
- ululate,
- wail,
- war cry,
- war whoop,
- warble,
- whicker,
- whine,
- whinny,
- whisper,
- whoop,
- yammer,
- yap,
- yawl,
- yawp,
- yell,
- yip,
- yo-ho,
- yowl