yawp

English

Alternative forms

• yaup

Etymology

From Middle English yolpen, of imitative origin.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /jɔːp/

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• Rhymes: -ɔːp

Verb

yawp (third-person singular simple present yawps, present participle yawping, simple past and past participle yawped)

1. (intransitive) To yelp, or utter a sharp cry, as in intense pain, or another raucous noise.
2. (intransitive) To talk loudly and coarsely.
3. (intransitive) To clamor, to utter loud complaints.

Derived terms

• yawper

Noun

yawp (plural yawps)

1. A yelp or bark.
2. Loud or coarse talk.

   I sound my barbaric yawp over the roofs of the world. - Walt Whitman

Anagrams

• Pway, p way, p-way