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yawp
[yawp, yahp]
verb (used without object)
to utter a loud, harsh cry; to yelp, squawk, or bawl.
Slang.to talk noisily and foolishly or complainingly.
noun
a harsh cry.
Slang.
raucous or querulous speech.
a noisy, foolish utterance.
yawp
/ ɔː /
verb
to gape or yawn, esp audibly
to shout, cry, or talk noisily; bawl
to bark, yelp, or yowl
noun
a shout, bark, yelp, or cry
a noisy, foolish, or raucous utterance
Other Word Forms
- yawper noun
- ˈⲹɱ noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of yawp1
Example Sentences
After Glazer’s film cuts to black at the end, the music reemerges in a nightmarish march of yawping voices.
For every love ballad there’s a “Sunday Bloody Sunday,” a mournful yawp on the Irish Troubles that was actually written by U2 guitarist the Edge.
Every few minutes, it seemed, they were forming a phalanx across the stage to belt at me, channeling the angst of teenagers everywhere into a wordless yawp.
Curiously, the filmmakers gave these folks dialogue that consists mostly of aaarghs, yawps, screeches and snarls.
" the...? Where you get that?" he yawped, slowly relaxing his forehead.
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