yawp

American  

[yawp, yahp] / yɔp, yɑp /

Or yaup

verb (used without object)

1. to utter a loud, harsh cry; to yelp, squawk, or bawl.

2. Slang. to talk noisily and foolishly or complainingly.

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noun

1. a harsh cry.

2. Slang.

   1. raucous or querulous speech.

   2. a noisy, foolish utterance.

yawp British  

/ jɔːp /

verb

1. to gape or yawn, esp audibly

2. to shout, cry, or talk noisily; bawl

3. to bark, yelp, or yowl

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noun

1. a shout, bark, yelp, or cry

2. a noisy, foolish, or raucous utterance

Other Word Forms

• yawper noun

Etymology

Origin of yawp

1300–50; Middle English yolpen; akin to yelp

Example Sentences

That would be Kathryn Bigelow’s “Point Break,” a primal yawp of transcendence that is indeed, to borrow the immortal words of Patrick Swayze’s Bodhi, 100% pure adrenaline.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 22, 2020

Here in stone and glass and wood was an eruption of human potential – a victorious yawp in the face of benightedness.

From Fox News • Apr. 16, 2019

I watched him nimbly pop up onto his surfboard and disappear with a barbaric yawp over the crest.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2016

People, particularly people belonging to Generations X or Y, are responding to Ojai as a whole with a collective barbaric yawp.

From New York Times • Jul. 11, 2015

Tiny runs up to us and puts a paw on each of our shoulders and lets forth a yawp of joy.

From "Will Grayson, Will Grayson" by John Green and David Levithan