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yodel

noun · verb · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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: /ˈjəʊ.dəl/
  • US: /ˈjoʊ.dəl/
  • US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -əʊdəl
  • CMU ARPABET: Y OW1 D AH0 L Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

An act of yodelling.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

A song incorporating yodelling.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

verb

Meaning 3

To sing (a song) in such a way that the voice fluctuates rapidly between the normal chest voice and falsetto.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: intransitive, transitive

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

noun

Meaning 4

a songlike cry in which the voice fluctuates rapidly between the normal voice and falsetto

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: cry, outcry, call, yell, shout, vociferation

5

verb

Meaning 5

sing by changing register; sing by yodeling

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • The Austrians were yodeling in the mountains

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: warble, descant

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: sing

History

Etymology

Borrowed from German jodeln.

Across languages

Translations

65 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: يودلية — song
  • Bulgarian: йодел (jodel) — song
  • Bulgarian: айларипи (ajlaripi) — song
  • Catalan: iòdel — song
  • Chinese Mandarin: 約德爾 /约德尔 (yuēdé'ěr) — song
  • Chinese Mandarin: 約德爾唱法 /约德尔唱法 (yuēdé'ěr chàngfǎ) — song
  • Czech: jódlovačka — song
  • Czech: jódlování — song
  • Danish: jodling — song
  • Esperanto: jodlado — song
  • Estonian: joodeldamine — song
  • Estonian: joodeldus — song
  • Finnish: jodlaus — song
  • French: yodel — song
  • French: jodel — song
  • French: iodel — song
  • German: Jodler — song
  • German: Jodeln — song
  • Greek: λαρυγγισμός (laryngismós) — song
  • Hungarian: jódli — song
  • Irish: geoidil — song
  • Italian: jodel — song
  • Italian: canto tirolese — song
  • Japanese: ヨーデル (yōderu) — song
  • Korean: 요들 (yodeul) — song
  • Latvian: jodelēt — song
  • Lithuanian: jodliavimas — song
  • Norwegian: jodling — song
  • Polish: jodłowanie — song
  • Portuguese: tirolesa — song
  • Portuguese: canto tirolês — song
  • Portuguese: iodelei — song
  • Portuguese: tirolês — song
  • Russian: йодль (jodlʹ) — song
  • Serbo-Croatian: jodlanje — song
  • Spanish: canción al estilo tirolés — song
  • Spanish: canto a la tirolesa — song
  • Swedish: joddling — song
  • Swedish: joddel — song
  • Vietnamese: hát yodel — song
  • Catalan: cantar iòdel — to sing in such a way that the voice fluctuates rapidly between the normal chest voice and falsetto
  • Czech: jódlovat — to sing in such a way that the voice fluctuates rapidly between the normal chest voice and falsetto
  • Danish: jodle — to sing in such a way that the voice fluctuates rapidly between the normal chest voice and falsetto
  • Dutch: jodelen — to sing in such a way that the voice fluctuates rapidly between the normal chest voice and falsetto
  • Esperanto: jodli — to sing in such a way that the voice fluctuates rapidly between the normal chest voice and falsetto
  • Estonian: joodeldama — to sing in such a way that the voice fluctuates rapidly between the normal chest voice and falsetto
  • Finnish: jodlata — to sing in such a way that the voice fluctuates rapidly between the normal chest voice and falsetto
  • French: iodler — to sing in such a way that the voice fluctuates rapidly between the normal chest voice and falsetto
  • French: yodler — to sing in such a way that the voice fluctuates rapidly between the normal chest voice and falsetto
  • French: jodler — to sing in such a way that the voice fluctuates rapidly between the normal chest voice and falsetto
  • German: jodeln — to sing in such a way that the voice fluctuates rapidly between the normal chest voice and falsetto
  • German: joole — to sing in such a way that the voice fluctuates rapidly between the normal chest voice and falsetto
  • Greek: λαρυγγίζω (laryngízo) — to sing in such a way that the voice fluctuates rapidly between the normal chest voice and falsetto
  • Hungarian: jódlizik — to sing in such a way that the voice fluctuates rapidly between the normal chest voice and falsetto
  • Icelandic: jóðla — to sing in such a way that the voice fluctuates rapidly between the normal chest voice and falsetto
  • Ido: yodlar — to sing in such a way that the voice fluctuates rapidly between the normal chest voice and falsetto
  • Irish: geoidligh — to sing in such a way that the voice fluctuates rapidly between the normal chest voice and falsetto
  • Italian: cantare lo jodel — to sing in such a way that the voice fluctuates rapidly between the normal chest voice and falsetto
  • Japanese: ヨーデルする (yōderu suru) — to sing in such a way that the voice fluctuates rapidly between the normal chest voice and falsetto
  • Norwegian: jodle — to sing in such a way that the voice fluctuates rapidly between the normal chest voice and falsetto
  • Polish: jodłować — to sing in such a way that the voice fluctuates rapidly between the normal chest voice and falsetto
  • Portuguese: cantar à tirolesa — to sing in such a way that the voice fluctuates rapidly between the normal chest voice and falsetto
  • Russian: йодли́ровать (jodlírovatʹ) — to sing in such a way that the voice fluctuates rapidly between the normal chest voice and falsetto
  • Spanish: cantar como los tiroleses — to sing in such a way that the voice fluctuates rapidly between the normal chest voice and falsetto
  • Swedish: joddla — to sing in such a way that the voice fluctuates rapidly between the normal chest voice and falsetto