yodelling
l verb (used with object), verb (used without object)
1.
to sing with frequent changes from the ordinary voice to falsetto and back again, in the manner of Swiss and Tyrolean mountaineers.
2.
to call or shout in a similar fashion.
noun
3.
a song, refrain, etc., so sung.
4.
a call or shout so uttered.
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yodel (ˈjəʊdəl) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | an effect produced in singing by an abrupt change of register from the chest voice to falsetto, esp in popular folk songs of the Swiss Alps |
| —vb , -dels, -delling, -delled, -dels, -deling, -deled | |
| 2. | to sing (a song) in which a yodel is used |
| [C19: from German jodeln, of imitative origin] | |
| 'yodeller | |
| —n | |
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Word Origin & History
yodel
1827, from Ger. jodeln, from dial. Ger. jo, an exclamation of joy, of imitative origin.
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