verb (used without object)
1.
to utter a loud, harsh cry; to yelp, squawk, or bawl.
2.
Slang. to talk noisily and foolishly or complainingly.
noun
3.
a harsh cry.
4.
Slang.
a.
raucous or querulous speech.
b.
a noisy, foolish utterance.
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World English Dictionary
yawp (jɔːp) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —vb | |
| 1. | to gape or yawn, esp audibly |
| 2. | to shout, cry, or talk noisily; bawl |
| 3. | to bark, yelp, or yowl |
| —n | |
| 4. | a shout, bark, yelp, or cry |
| 5. | (US), (Canadian) a noisy, foolish, or raucous utterance |
| [C15: yolpen, probably of imitative origin; see | |
| 'yawper | |
| —n | |
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Etymonline
Word Origin & History
yawp
c.1300, yolpen, probably echoic variant of yelpen (see yelp). The noun, in ref. to speech, is recorded from 1835, now used chiefly with conscious echo of Whitman.
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Example sentences
With her fake eyelashes and raspy yawp of a voice, she has inspired many a drag queen imitation.
We brace for a barbaric yawp over the roofs of the world--and hear a cough at a concert.
My goal is not to yawp, actually, but to sing beautifully.
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