yelp

Significado (English)

Noun

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

Verb

To utter an abrupt, high-pitched noise.

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

outcry

pan

Pronunciado como (IPA)

/jɛlp/

Etimologia (English)

Inherited from inglês médio: ȝelp

Inherited from inglês arcaico: ġielp

Inherited from inglês médio: ȝelpen

Inherited from inglês arcaico: ġielpan

Cognate with Saterfriesisch: jalpe

Cognate with alto alemão médio: gelpfen

In summary

From Middle English ȝelp, yelp, from Old English ġielp (“boasting, arrogance, pride”), from Proto-West Germanic *gelp, from Proto-Germanic *gelpą (“boasting”), from Proto-Indo-European *gʰel- (“to shout”).