yelp

v., yelped, yelp·ing, yelps.

v.intr.

To utter a short, sharp bark or cry: excited dogs yelping; yelped in pain when the bee stung.

v.tr.

To utter by yelping.

n.

A short, sharp cry or bark.

[Middle English yelpen, to cry aloud, from Old English gelpan, gielpan, to boast.]

yelper yelp'er n.

verb

To utter a shrill, short cry: squeal, yap, yawp, yip. See sounds/pleasant sounds/unpleasant sounds/neutral sounds or silence.

noun

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

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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: a sharp high-pitched cry (especially by a dog)
  Synonym: yelping

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The verb yelp has one meaning:

Meaning #1: bark in a high-pitched tone
  Synonyms: yip, yap

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - hyl, bjæf
v. intr. - bjæffe
v. tr. - bjæffe

Nederlands (Dutch)
janken, keffend geluid

Français (French)
n. - glapissement, jappement
v. intr. - glapir (de), glapir (animal), japper (de joie)
v. tr. - glapir

Deutsch (German)
n. - schriller Schrei, Jaulen
v. - heulen, jaulen

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - γαβγισματάκι, τσιρίδα
v. - γαβγίζω, τσιρίζω

Italiano (Italian)
guaire

Português (Portuguese)
n. - latido (m), uivo (m)
v. - latir, uivar

Русский (Russian)
визжать, лаять, визг, лай

Español (Spanish)
n. - latido, gañido, ladrido
v. intr. - gañir, ladrar, latir
v. tr. - expresar a gritos

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - gläfs, skall, skrik
v. - gläfsa, skälla, skrika

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
叫吠, 叫喊声, 叫喊, 叫喊着说

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 叫吠, 叫喊聲
v. intr. - 叫吠, 叫喊
v. tr. - 叫喊著說

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 짖는 소리, 소리침, 비명
v. intr. - 캥캥하고 울다, 소리치다
v. tr. - 소리쳐 말하다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - キャンキャン鳴く, 悲鳴をあげる, 叫ぶ
n. - キャンキャン鳴く声, 悲鳴, 叫び声

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) نباح, عواء, وعوعه (فعل) نبح, عوى, وعوع‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮נביחה, יללה‬
v. intr. - ‮נבח, יילל‬
v. tr. - ‮הביע ביללה או בנביחה‬

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