yawp

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yawp

/jɔːp/ UK
/jɔp/ US
/jɑp/ cot caught merger

Rhymes with -ɔːp

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From Middle English yolpen, of imitative origin.

verb yawps · yawping · yawped · yaup

intransitive To yelp, or utter a sharp cry, as in intense pain, or another raucous noise.
intransitive To talk loudly and coarsely.
intransitive To clamor, to utter loud complaints.

noun yawps · yaup

A yelp or bark.
Loud or coarse talk. I sound my barbaric yawp over the roofs of the world. - Walt Whitman

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@misc{yawp_2026,
  title = {yawp},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/yawp},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}