yelp
noun
[ jɛlp ]
• a short, sharp cry, especially of pain or alarm.
• "she uttered a yelp as she bumped into a table"
Similar:
squeal,
squawk,
screech,
shriek,
scream,
howl,
yowl,
wail,
yell,
cry,
call,
shout,
bawl,
yawl,
whoop,
yap,
bark,
woof,
bay,
holler,
yelp
verb
• utter a yelp.
• "my dog was yelping as if hurt"
Similar:
squeal,
squawk,
screech,
shriek,
scream,
howl,
yowl,
wail,
yell,
cry out,
call out,
shout,
bawl,
yawp,
yap,
bark,
woof,
bay,
holler,
Origin:
Old English g(i)elpan (verb) ‘to boast’, from a Germanic imitative base. From late Middle English ‘cry or sing with a loud voice’ the current sense arose in the 16th century.
