yelp

[ yelp ]

verb (used without object)

1. to give a quick, sharp, shrill cry, as a dog or fox.
2. to call or cry out sharply:

   The boy yelped in pain when the horse stepped on his foot.

verb (used with object)

1. to utter or express by or as if by yelping.

noun

1. a quick, sharp bark or cry.

yelp

/ jɛlp /

verb

1. (esp of a dog) to utter a sharp or high-pitched cry or bark, often indicating pain

noun

1. a sharp or high-pitched cry or bark

Derived Forms

• ˈyelper, noun

Other Words From

• yelper noun
• outyelp verb (used with object)

Word History and Origins

Origin of yelp¹

before 900; (v.) Middle English yelpen, Old English gielpan to boast; cognate with Low German galpen to croak; (noun) Middle English: boasting, Old English gielp, derivative of the v.

Word History and Origins

Origin of yelp¹

Old English gielpan to boast; related to Low German galpen to croak, Danish gylpe to croak

Example Sentences

“There’d be lots of house parties and bands would play in the backyard. I would freestyle rap a lot at the parties. It was my party trick. If it was a house show, I’d be like, can I get on the mic? Some bands were playing and I’d just like yelp words.”

From Los Angeles Times

The latter drew a flood of scathing reviews of the family’s auto repair shop — “Worst car care Ive been to,” one Yelp reviewer wrote online — in a purposeful left-wing campaign of retribution.

From Los Angeles Times

The couple would later discover that their site was not the only one to have been put at a disadvantage by Google – by the time the tech giant was found guilty and fined in 2017 there were around 20 claimants, including Kelkoo, Trivago and Yelp.

From BBC

But for that moment we sang together, a collective yelp of determination to keep dancing.

From Salon

For the past 20 years, Yelp has been providing a platform for people to share their experiences at businesses ranging from bars to barbershops.

From Salon

Related Words

• hoot