Plural of yelp
regular plural
The plural of yelp is yelps.
Forms of yelp
| Singular | yelp /jɛlp/ |
|---|---|
| Plural | yelps /jɛlps/ |
| Countable | countable |
Yelps in a sentence
- There may be yelps and tears and red faces, as attested by numerous anecdotal eyewitness and first-person accounts.2016, Colin Farrell, Corporal punishment in US schools, World Corporal Punishment Research. From the entry paddled
- Her glad free yelps brought the cousins rushing from their house, one lady furnished with a broom, the other with a duster.1944, Emily Carr, “Gertie”, in The House of All Sorts. From the entry broomed
- Lady Lewis sits crying in her room over the dog, & occasionally takes it out for strolls in the garden where it yelps like any other cur.1967 [1862], J. A. Symonds, “226. To Charlotte Symonds”, in H. M. Schueller, R. L. Peters, editors, The Letters of John Addington Symonds…. From the entry dogdoctor
Meaning of yelp
- noun An abrupt, high-pitched noise or utterance.
- noun A type of emergency vehicle siren sounding quicker and more intense than the wail.
- verb To utter an abrupt, high-pitched noise.
Questions about the plural of yelp
- What is the plural of yelp?
- The plural of yelp is yelps.
- Is yelp countable?
- Yelp is a countable noun.
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Adapted from Wiktionary: yelp (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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