yelp

Example Sentences

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On 13 April, fans are being encouraged to "dress up, whoop, yelp and clap their way through this block-busting adventure".

From BBC • Apr. 8, 2025

But for that moment we sang together, a collective yelp of determination to keep dancing.

From Salon • Oct. 16, 2024

Border Patrol vehicle, botanist Sula Vanderplank heard a quail in the scrub yelp “chi-ca-go,” a sound the birds use to signal they are separated from a mate or group.

From Seattle Times • May 18, 2024

Immediately after throwing the pitch, he stepped off the back of the mound, appeared to yelp and took off his glove.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 25, 2023

I yelp with delight and turn to an astonished Greg.

From "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen