noun
Meaning 1
A yelp or bark.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
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Standard Lemma guide
yawp
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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UK: /jɔːp/
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Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
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US: /jɔp/
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cot-caught-merger: /jɑp/
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rhymes with -ɔːp
noun
Meaning 2
Loud or coarse talk.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- I sound my barbaric yawp over the roofs of the world. - Walt Whitman
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verb
Meaning 3
To yelp, or utter a sharp cry, as in intense pain, or another raucous noise.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: intransitive
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verb
Meaning 4
To talk loudly and coarsely.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: intransitive
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verb
Meaning 5
To clamor, to utter loud complaints.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: intransitive
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verb
Meaning 6
complain whiningly
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: whine, grizzle, yammer
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: complain, kick, plain, sound off, quetch, kvetch
verb
Meaning 7
make a raucous noise
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: bawl
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: roar, howl
History
Etymology
From Middle English yolpen, of imitative origin.