yelping

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yelping

/ˈjɛlpɪŋ/

Rhymes with -ɛlpɪŋ

Where it comes from

From Middle English yelpynge, from Old English ġilping; equivalent to yelp + -ing.

verb

gerund, participle, present present participle and gerund of yelp

noun yelpings

The act of producing a yelp. […] While still a pup, / You put him in a sack, then beat it / With a stick. When howls and yelpings die, / You send the houseboi out to set him free.

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@misc{yelping_2026,
  title = {yelping},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/yelping},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}