yelp

Meaning

Verb

To utter an abrupt, high-pitched noise.

Noun

1. An abrupt, high-pitched noise or utterance.
2. A type of emergency vehicle siren sounding quicker and more intense than the wail.

Synonyms

squeal

scream

😱

yap

bark

cry

😢

yell

howl

yip

shout

screech

cry out

shriek

yelping

yowl

whine

snarl

bray

barking

squeak

pipe

rave

roast

squealing

trash

ululate

whimper

whining

cry aloud

diss

make a noise

take to task

woffle

groan aloud

squawk

bay

belabour

bellow

blare

blast

call out

catcall

clamor

clamour

clapperclaw

cry of pain

denigrate

exclamation

❗

flame

holler

jaw

Translations

glapir

japper

gañir

kläffen

guaito

gañido

couiner

keffen

Gekläff

ούρλιασμα

γαυγίζω

ουρλιάζω

jappement

glapissement

Aufschrei

Pronounced as (IPA)

/jɛlp/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: ȝelp

Inherited from Old English: ġielp

Inherited from Middle English: ȝelpen

Inherited from Old English: ġielpan

Cognate with Saterland Frisian: jalpe

Cognate with Middle High German: gelpfen

In summary

From Middle English ȝelpen, yelpen, from Old English ġielpan (“to boast”), from Proto-West Germanic *gelpan, from Proto-Germanic *gelpaną (“to sound off, boast”), from Proto-Indo-European *gʰel‑ (“to call, shout, scream”).
Cognate with Saterland Frisian jalpe, galpe (“to bleep; cheep”), German Low German galpen (“to scream, shriek, howl”), Middle High German gelpfen, gelpfen (“to roar, howl, bark, boast, sing loudly”).