Synonyms for yelped


Grammar : Noun
Spell : yelp
Phonetic Transcription : yɛlp


Définition of yelped

Origin :
  • Old English gielp "boasting," from source of yelp (v.). Meaning "quick, sharp bark or cry" is attested from c.1500.
  • noun short, high cry
Example sentences :
  • Instead he yelped again and capered with the grace of a cow.
  • Extract from : « The Woman-Haters » by Joseph C. Lincoln
  • The witch howled, squealed, yelped like a dog, and fled away.
  • Extract from : « Russian Fairy Tales » by W. R. S. Ralston
  • But the next instant Captain Wass yelped a shout of angry alarm.
  • Extract from : « Blow The Man Down » by Holman Day
  • Fido, with burning eyes and distended jaws, ran and yelped as if he were mad.
  • Extract from : « Laboulaye's Fairy Book » by Various
  • The dogs were so startled that they yelped and rolled over on the floor.
  • Extract from : « The Blue Birds' Winter Nest » by Lillian Elizabeth Roy
  • But she was so scared that she yelped as though the claws of both cats had torn her.
  • Extract from : « The Corner House Girls at School » by Grace Brooks Hill
  • As soon as the dog finished one piece he yelped for the next.
  • Extract from : « Original Short Stories, Volume 10 (of 13) » by Guy de Maupassant
  • The dog, scrambling up and falling in its seat, yelped madly.
  • Extract from : « Heart of the Blue Ridge » by Waldron Baily
  • Then he let me go and stood looking at me as I rolled on the ground and yelped in agony.
  • Extract from : « Beautiful Joe » by Marshall Saunders
  • He yelped as they tore his coat and scratched his face, but he kept on.
  • Extract from : « Old Granny Fox » by Thornton W. Burgess

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