give a yelp

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• yelp — [jelp] n [: Old English; Origin: gielpan] a short sharp high cry which a person or an animal makes because they are excited, in pain, surprised etc give/let out a yelp of pain/dismay/surprise etc ▪ The water was hotter than she had expected, and… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• yelp´er — yelp «yehlp», noun, verb. –n. a quick, sharp, shrill bark or cry of a dog or fox. ╂[< verb] –v.i. to give a quick, sharp, shrill bark or cry. –v.t. to utter with a yelp. ╂[Old English gelpan, or gielpan to boast] –yelp´er, noun …   Useful english dictionary

• yelp — I n. to give, let out a yelp II v. (D; intr.) to yelp at * * * [jelp] let out a yelp (D; intr.) to yelp at (D; intr.) to yelp at to give …   Combinatory dictionary

• yelp — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ startled, surprised ▪ little, small ▪ loud VERB + YELP ▪ give …   Collocations dictionary

• yelp — [[t]je̱lp[/t]] yelps, yelping, yelped VERB If a person or dog yelps, they give a sudden short cry, often because of fear or pain. Her dog yelped and came to heel. N COUNT: oft N of n Yelp is also a noun. I had to bite back a yelp of surprise …   English dictionary

• yelp — yelper, n. /yelp/, v.i. 1. to give a quick, sharp, shrill cry, as a dog or fox. 2. to call or cry out sharply: The boy yelped in pain when the horse stepped on his foot. v.t. 3. to utter or express by or as if by yelping. n. 4. a quick, sharp… …   Universalium

• yelp — [[t]yɛlp[/t]] v. i. 1) to give a sharp, shrill cry, as a dog or fox 2) to call or cry out sharply, as in pain 3) to utter or express by or as if by yelping 4) a quick, sharp bark or cry • Etymology: bef. 900; ME; OE gielpan to boast, c. MHG… …   From formal English to slang

• yelp — /jɛlp / (say yelp) verb (i) 1. to give a quick, sharp, shrill cry, as dogs, foxes, etc. 2. to call or cry out sharply. –verb (t) 3. to utter or express by, or as by, yelps. –noun 4. a quick, sharp bark or cry. {Middle English yelpe, Old English… …  

• give — verb Give is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑authority, ↑benefactor, ↑chart, ↑council, ↑donor, ↑index, ↑jury, ↑move, ↑nature, ↑recording, ↑religion, ↑ …   Collocations dictionary

• yelp — Synonyms and related words: air a grievance, bark, battle cry, bawl, bay, beef, bell, bellow, bellyache, bitch, blare, blat, blate, bleat, blubber, boom, bray, breathe, buzz, cackle, call, caterwaul, chant, cheer, chirp, clamor, complain, coo,… …   Moby Thesaurus

• Australian and New Zealand punting glossary — This page is about the Australian English usage of punting, for other uses of punting see punt and punter .The Australian and New Zealand punting glossary explains some of the terms, jargon and slang which are commonly used and heard on… …   Wikipedia