yawp
or yaup
to utter a loud, harsh cry; to yelp, squawk, or bawl.
Slang. to talk noisily and foolishly or complainingly.
a harsh cry.
Slang.
raucous or querulous speech.
a noisy, foolish utterance.
Origin of yawp
1Other words from yawp
- yawper, noun
Words Nearby yawp
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How to use yawp in a sentence
Students moan and growl and shriek and yawp, as if exorcising demons in a ritualistic ceremony.
How Taryn Toomey’s ‘The Class’ Became New York’s Latest Fitness Craze | Lizzie Crocker | January 9, 2015 | THE DAILY BEASTI too am not a bit tamed ... I too am untranslatable, I sound my barbaric yawp over the roofs of the world.
He uttered a feeble yawp as one of the links was clasped about his wrist.
The Gray Phantom's Return | Herman LandonThe young yawp in the nest a little, with more breath than noise.
The Land of Little Rain | Mary AustinYou'd keep that yawp o' your'n goin', I believe, if it was the judgment day.
David Harum | Edward Noyes Westcott
You know we agreed it was none of our business whether a peacock on the lawn or a dog in his kennel let out that yawp.
The Outdoor Chums at Cabin Point | Quincy AllenNow they have shut up their yawp about him, since he has proved to be no better than Talmage or Beecher.
Peck's Compendium of Fun | George W. Peck
British Dictionary definitions for yawp
/ (jɔːp) /
to gape or yawn, esp audibly
to shout, cry, or talk noisily; bawl
to bark, yelp, or yowl
a shout, bark, yelp, or cry
US and Canadian a noisy, foolish, or raucous utterance
Origin of yawp
1Derived forms of yawp
- yawper, noun
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