yawp

intr.v., yawped, yawp·ing, yawps.

1. To utter a sharp cry; yelp.
2. To talk loudly, raucously, or coarsely.

n.

1. A bark; a yelp.
2. Loud or coarse talk or utterance: "I sound my barbaric yawp over the roofs of the world" (Walt Whitman).

[Middle English yolpen, possibly variant of yelpen. See yelp.]

yawper yawp'er n.

also yaup

verb

1. To utter a shrill, short cry: squeal, yap, yelp, yip. See sounds/pleasant sounds/unpleasant sounds/neutral sounds or silence.
2. To speak or say very loudly or with a shout: bawl, bellow, bluster, call, clamor, cry, halloo, holler, roar, shout, vociferate, whoop, yell. See sounds/pleasant sounds/unpleasant sounds/neutral sounds or silence.

noun

A shrill, short cry: squeal, yap, yelp, yip. See sounds/pleasant sounds/unpleasant sounds/neutral sounds or silence.

Note: click on a word meaning below to see its connections and related words.

The verb has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: make a raucous noise
  Synonym: bawl

Meaning #2: complain whiningly
  Synonyms: whine, grizzle, yammer

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - skræppen, opkæften
v. intr. - skræppe, kæfte op

Nederlands (Dutch)
gekrijs, geklets, ruige taal, krijsen, klagen, stompzinnig kletsen

Français (French)
n. - braillement
v. intr. - brailler

Deutsch (German)
n. - Gekreisch, Gefasel
v. - kreischen, faseln

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - κραυγή
v. - σκούζω

Italiano (Italian)
discorso a vanvera, guaito, parlare a vanvera, guaire

Português (Portuguese)
n. - grito (m)
v. - gritar

Русский (Russian)
вскрикнуть, чесать языки, разинуть рот

Español (Spanish)
n. - grito ronco, tonterías
v. intr. - gritar roncamente, hablar tonterías

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - skrän, skrål, gapande, gormande
v. - skräna, skråla, gapa, gorma

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
叫喊声, 噪声, 喧闹, 大声叫嚷, 说反对的话, 大声喊叫

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 叫喊聲, 噪聲, 喧鬧
v. intr. - 大聲叫嚷, 說反對的話, 大聲喊叫

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 날카로운 소리, 수다, 울부짖음
v. intr. - 날카로운 소리로 말하다, 재잘재잘 지껄이다, 입을 멍하니 벌리다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 耳ざわりな音を出す, ばか話をする
n. - 耳ざわりな音, 金切り声, 愚痴

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) صرخه, صيحه, دردشه, ثرثرة (فعل) صاح, صرخ, دردش, ثرثر‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮צעקה‬
v. intr. - ‮צעק, פיטפט, קישקש, צרח‬

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