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Definition of yelp verb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

yelp

verb

NAmE//yɛlp//

[intransitive, transitive] (+ speech)Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they yelp

he / she / it yelps

past simple yelped

-ing form yelping

to give a sudden short cry, usually of pain She yelped when I stepped on her foot.

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yelp noun

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