as in to shriek
to cry out loudly and emotionally
yelped with surprise when everything fell off the closet shelf and onto his head
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Recent Examples of yelp
Zoe Baillargeon, Travel + Leisure, 29 Nov. 2025
The dog yelped in pain for a few seconds, then carried on as before.
—Ben Taub, New Yorker, 24 Nov. 2025
John Blake, CNN Money, 14 Sep. 2025
As the spice levels rise, sweat starts to bead, faces flush, and answers descend into incoherent yelps.
—Diana Hubbell, Popular Science, 10 Sep. 2025
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Verb
Start the day with yelping sea lions and a Coffee Girl latte at Pier 39, a 150-year-old former cannery, before hitting the town.
—Zoe Baillargeon, Travel + Leisure, 29 Nov. 2025
The dog yelped in pain for a few seconds, then carried on as before.
—Ben Taub, New Yorker, 24 Nov. 2025
Noun
Simba, a goldendoodle, and Rafiki, a labradoodle — yelp and bark.
—John Blake, CNN Money, 14 Sep. 2025
As the spice levels rise, sweat starts to bead, faces flush, and answers descend into incoherent yelps.
—Diana Hubbell, Popular Science, 10 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for yelp
Verb
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Near the launch site, members of the crowd shrieked or stared in disbelief.—
Miami Herald Archives,
Miami Herald,
27 Jan. 2026
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Normally, scent voices are mere whispers compared to the screams and angry shouts of humans, but in that section, certain sensitive plant species shrieked incessantly because of their proximity to plants that hindered their growth.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
7 Jan. 2026
Noun
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However, the ultrasound revealed a surprise that would make her squeal with happiness.—
Ronnie Li,
USA Today,
27 Jan. 2026
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At the North American International Auto Show, tires squeal as gearheads put shiny new vehicles through their paces on a pair of indoor tracks that sprawl across the event space.—
Alexa St. John,
Los Angeles Times,
16 Jan. 2026
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Bill Belichick’s resume screams one-way ticket to Canton, Ohio, but when he wasn’t voted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame, many were left flabbergasted on Tuesday night.—
Scott Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
28 Jan. 2026
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Under the watchful eye of sheriffs deputies who threatened to ticket anyone caught standing in the road, along with a small number of National Guard members, the protesters took turns screaming swears and warming up in nearby parked cars.—
Christopher Cann,
USA Today,
28 Jan. 2026
Noun
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The parrot responded by barking, a real yip like a small dog.—
New York Times,
New York Times,
19 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Materials quality is quite good, and there’s nary a squeak or rattle to be heard while out and about, rolling over everyday roads and highways.—
Peter Nelson,
Forbes.com,
20 Jan. 2026
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Two microphones angle towards the duduk to capture resonant moans, creaks, squeaks and honks akin to the bridge’s.—
Ruby Rosenthal,
Chicago Tribune,
14 Jan. 2026
Noun
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This not-quite-title song, which is nearly eight minutes long, is a sort of mini-suite, opening with a dog barking, giving way to an acoustic-guitar melody accompanying polyphonic vocals, then becoming electric and crashingly alive, until the relentless screech of a guitar drags you to the end.—
Hanif Abdurraqib,
New Yorker,
18 Dec. 2025
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As the band blares, Georgia fans bark for the Dawgs and Alabama faithful screech Roll Tide.—
Dana O’Neil,
CNN Money,
9 Dec. 2025
Noun
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Spread over him and shoved him forward, and he was woken by a screech and a howl.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
23 Jan. 2026
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The Wolf Moon name dates back to Indigenous and early Anglo-Saxon traditions, inspired by the winter wolves whose howls echoed across cold January nights.—
Doug Melville,
Forbes.com,
3 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Jonathan Carver, suggest the name may also refer to beetle larvae emerging from thawing tree bark.—
Alexis Simmerman,
Austin American Statesman,
29 Jan. 2026
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Keep an eye out for Jeffrey pines, which will have deeply furrowed bark and round prickly cones.—
Jaclyn Cosgrove,
Los Angeles Times,
29 Jan. 2026
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“Yelp.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/yelp. Accessed 31 Jan. 2026.
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