to yelp

Examples

• All

• Poor Telemachus yelped and scurried down to check his precious painting for damage.

  Fiction book (1994)

• The pack of dogs followed, yelping excitedly as they marched down the slope into the village.

  Fiction book (1996)

• Got in the door I yelped so loud I scared the cats.

• She's actually yelping in pain.

  Mars (2024)

• Finally, after three or four minutes, when she yelped in agony, I let her go.

  Academic text (2000)

• Pretty soon, I heard the dog yelping, and the guys shouting down below that they'd found her.

  Fiction book (1996)

• Buck's so scared he yelps, tucks his tail, and dives under the cabin.

  Fiction book (1992)

• I gasped, let the tote fall, and went down yelping, face first, into the glossy pile.

  Fiction book (1997)

• Snuffles shot toward the front yard, yelping and trailing a string of pee like a naughty puppy.

  Fiction book (1997)

• The dog yelped loudly when it stepped on a sharp object.

Synonyms

B

to bark

vsto yelp

109 1.0

To make a sharp loud sound like a dog

is a higher pitched animal cry used to express pain or excitement

Y

to yip

vsto yelp

3 8.1

Make a short, high sound like a small dog

is a similar animal cry used mainly to show pain or excitement

S

to squall

vsto yelp

2 7.2

To make a loud high sound like a baby or bird

is a sharper animal cry focused on pain or excitement rather than general loudness

Y

to yap

vsto yelp

1 5.2

To make short, high barks like a small dog

is that same animal cry but usually signals pain or excitement

Y

to yipe

vsto yelp

• Informal

9.5

To make a short sharp cry from surprise, fear, or excitement

is the animal's cry mainly indicating pain rather than just surprise

Antonyms

W

to whisper

586 1.0

To speak very quietly using only breath so one person can hear

How High-Pitched

to scream

∞ 1.0

to shriek

72 2.9

to yap

1 5.2

to yelp

19 2.0

to bark

109 1.0

to growl

76 2.2

Surface Forms

Etymology