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Definition of: yelp
(yelp) v.i.
To utter a sharp or shrill cry; give a yelp.
—v.t. To express by a yelp or yelps.
—noun
1. A sharp, shrill cry; a sharp, crying bark, as of a dog in distress.
2. The sharp, staccato cry of the turkey hen. [OE gielpan boast]
—yelp′er noun
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