v. yelped, yelp·ing, yelps v.intr. To utter a short, sharp bark or cry: excited dogs yelping; yelped in pain when the bee stung. v.tr. To utter by yelping. n. A short, sharp cry or bark. [Middle English yelpen, to cry aloud, from Old English gelpan, gielpan, to boast; see ghel-1 in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.] yelper n. |
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