单词 | yodeling |
释义 | yodeling (once / 125738 pages) n Yodeling is hard to describe, but everyone knows it when they hear it. When a singer holds a long note while wavering between their regular voice and their high falsetto voice, they’re yodeling. Cowboy music is one genre that has used yodeling to great effect, as have Swiss, Austrian, and German folk singers. Other performers have billed themselves simply as yodelers — there have even been competitions for the best or longest bouts of yodeling. If you're not sure what yodeling sounds like, listen to the chorus of the song "The Lion Sleeps Tonight," or the famous Tarzan yell. Both are great examples of yodeling. WORD FAMILYyodeling: yodelings+/yodel: yodeled, yodeling, yodelled, yodelling, yodels USAGE EXAMPLESYou have to drink an Almdudler, the Austrian herbal soft drink, a little reminiscent of cream soda, the name a reference to yodeling. New York Times(Nov 29, 2016) I come from a choral and theater background, and it’s my first attempt at yodeling. Washington Times(Oct 24, 2016) I tossed my untouched review book to the bottom of my suitcase, yodeling an off-key version of “ding-dong the test is dead.” Slate(Oct 07, 2016) n singing by changing back and forth between the chest voice and a falsetto Hyper singing, vocalizing the act of singing vocal music |
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