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yelp

noun as in short, high cry

Strongest match

verb as in short, high cry

Strongest match

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And I like the people yelping “This is golf, not the UFC!” as if a mixed martial arts crowd would somehow be worse.

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“South Park”’s official X account reacted by posting the episode’s Paramount+ exclusive ending credits scene, wherein its animated Noem is seen entering a pet store, followed by the sound of gunfire and canine yelps.

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It was now a cold, silent night, broken only by snores, the occasional yelp of someone dreaming, and the hoot of a single owl.

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Perhaps because of that, he has nightmares, during which he kicks his feet and yelps.

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“What counts is that the combinations of music and words and yelps strike nerves,” he added.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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