yelp
verb[I]
uk/jelp/us/jelp/to make asudden,short, highsound, usually when inpain:
（因疼痛而）尖叫Iaccidentallysteppedon the dog'sfootand it yelped.我不小心踩到了狗的爪子，结果它尖叫起来。
She yelped, as if beingpunchedin thestomach.
Synonym
yap
to say somethingsuddenlyandquickly, like someone who is inpain:
"Nooooo," yelped asmallgirlat onepoint.
"This is anoutrage!" he yelped.
Animal (non-human) sounds
- baa
- bleat
- buzzy
- caterwauling
- chatter
- cockcrow
- coo
- cry
- hee-haw
- honk
- howling
- miaow
- moo
- peep
- purr
- quack
- squeak
- trill
- trumpet
- warble
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Sounds made by humans with their mouths
Saying & uttering
yelp
noun[C]
uk/jelp/us/jelp/asudden,short, highsound, like that made by apersonoranimalinpain:
Feeling somethingstinghercheek, shestifleda yelp.
Sheheardher pet's yelps ofpainandrushedto hisside.
Synonym
yap
- He gave a yelp ofpainandpulledhishandaway.
- Heletout a yelp ofjoyonhearingtheresult.
- A yelp ofshockescapedher as thedooropened.
- Six hundredpounds! Iletout a yelp.
Animal (non-human) sounds
- baa
- bleat
- buzzy
- caterwauling
- chatter
- cockcrow
- coo
- cry
- hee-haw
- honk
- howling
- miaow
- moo
- peep
- purr
- quack
- squeak
- trill
- trumpet
- warble
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics:
Sounds made by humans with their mouths