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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
/ jɔːp /
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
Derived Forms
- ˈyawper, noun
Other Words From
- yawper 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.
"What the...? Where you get that?" he yawped, slowly relaxing his forehead.
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