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yelper
yelp Y0016800 (yĕlp)v. yelped, yelp·ing, yelps v.intr. To utter a short, sharp bark or cry: excited dogs yelping; yelped in pain when the bee stung.v.tr. To utter by yelping.n. A short, sharp cry or bark.
[Middle English yelpen, to cry aloud, from Old English gelpan, gielpan, to boast; see ghel- in Indo-European roots.]
yelp′er n.yelper
yelper n. the whooping (electronic) siren on emergency vehicles. The black and white rounded the corner, yelper blasting. |