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Meanings of yelping in English

Catalan
grinyol
Spanish
gañido

A sharp high-pitched cry (especially by a dog)

grinyol
Synonyms
Examples for "yelp"
Examples for "yelp"
1
That time, he'd clearly heard his own muffled yelp of sudden fright.
Hellfire
2
From that vantage point little Nicole saw the source of the yelp.
The Complete Rama Omnibus
3
She heard herself yelp as she thudded into Jolicci's surprisingly solid body.
Surface detail
4
The coyote would yelp in mockery to hear you call yourself one.
Jim Cummings; Or, The Great Adams Express Robbery
5
To his surprise, the quarian reacted with a short yelp of fear.
Ascension
1
She heard the yip of a fox and saw it limp away.
The Valley of Horses
2
Intruding on her thoughts she heard a whine and then a yip.
The Plains of Passage
3
But a loud yip that was almost a bark got Ayla's attention.
The Land of Painted Caves
4
He let out a sharp, loud yip and sat up real fast.
God don't like ugly
5
Not a yip of any sort from those chaps in New York.
Walter and the Wireless
Usage of yelping in English
1
The bear more and more centred her attention on the yelping dog.
The Young Wireless Operator—As a Fire Patrol / Or, The Story of ...
2
Then he got his paw in a free trap and started yelping.
Judith of the Godless Valley
3
They climbed over Custis in yelping puppy joy that refused all rebuffs.
The Man in Gray: A Romance of North and South
4
The little gun spoke, and the dog spun around, snarling and yelping.
The Spoilers
5
Guided by the yelping, we hastily directed our steps towards the settlements.
In the Forbidden Land / An account of a journey in Tibet, captur...
6
I hear patients around me mumbling and shouting and yelping and groaning.
Something wicked
7
Blinded, yelping, I retreated, wondering what in the world had just happened.
A dog's purpose
8
The sound of her body thumping against the Jeep, her choked-off yelping.
Back on murder
9
Rocco was asleep and motionless on the floor, yelping in his dreams.
Chump change: a novel
10
These I saw often enough, and heard them yelping night and day.
Sailing Alone Around the World
11
It turned into grunting then it gradually turned into yelping, she said.
Ebony
12
After having walked a considerable distance, he suddenly hears a fox yelping-kon-kon.
Glimpses of Unfamiliar Japan: First Series
13
Joe was behind them-considerably-stillatfull speed and yelping like a dog.
On Our Selection
14
I have to bite down on my lip to keep from yelping.
Crewel
15
Why would anybody want to tape a dog howling and yelping repeatedly?
The next to die
16
Over the idling of the motor he heard the dog yelping again.
The flock
About this term
Translations for yelping
Spanish
gañido
Yelping through the time
Yelping across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Common