yodeled or yodelled; yodeling or yodelling
ˈyōd-liŋ 
ˈyō-dᵊl-iŋ
: to sing by suddenly changing from a natural voice to a falsetto and back
also
: to shout or call in a similar manner
: to sing (a tune) by yodeling
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Christian Lewis, Variety, 22 Apr. 2025
Mason Ramsey Toad’s Place, 300 York St., New Haven
The still-young country vocalist, whose career began seven years ago with a viral video of him yodeling in a Walmart, is at Toad’s Place on April 22 at 7:30 p.m. $28.51-$53.50, $22.59 students; meet and greet package available.
—Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 19 Apr. 2025
Darren Franich, Vulture, 26 Mar. 2025
These songs hide surprises everywhere: interludes of mechanical scraping; yodels and chants; North West (daughter of Kanye) rapping in Japanese for some reason.
—Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 28 Jan. 2025
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Verb
Unexpectedly, though quite fitting for the locale, the score includes quite a bit of yodelling, mostly for Jordan.
—Christian Lewis, Variety, 22 Apr. 2025
Mason Ramsey Toad’s Place, 300 York St., New Haven
The still-young country vocalist, whose career began seven years ago with a viral video of him yodeling in a Walmart, is at Toad’s Place on April 22 at 7:30 p.m. $28.51-$53.50, $22.59 students; meet and greet package available.
—Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 19 Apr. 2025
Noun
In the ’37 Snow White, there’s a set piece where the dwarfs yodel.
—Darren Franich, Vulture, 26 Mar. 2025
These songs hide surprises everywhere: interludes of mechanical scraping; yodels and chants; North West (daughter of Kanye) rapping in Japanese for some reason.
—Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 28 Jan. 2025
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“Yodel.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/yodel. Accessed 30 Apr. 2025.
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