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yelping

/ˈjɛlpɪŋ/

yelping is the present participle and gerund of yelp.

Meaning of yelp

Verb

yelp (third-person singular simple present yelps, present participle yelping, simple past and past participle yelped)

  1. To utter an abrupt, high-pitched noise.
    • The children yelped with delight as they played in the cold water.

See all 3 meanings of yelp

Noun

yelping (plural yelpings)

  1. 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.1969, Louis Johnson, “The Way to Train a Dog” (poem), reprinted in Louis Johnson (poet), Terry Sturm (editor), Selected Poems, Victoria University Press (2000), page 101
    • the frenzied yelpings of the huntsman's dogs

Forms of yelping

pluralyelpings

Origin of yelping

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

Words that rhyme with yelping

Questions about yelping

What does yelping mean?
Yelping means the act of producing a yelp.
What is yelping the present participle and gerund of?
Yelping is the present participle and gerund of yelp.
What part of speech is yelping?
Yelping is a noun.
How do you pronounce yelping?
Yelping is pronounced /ˈjɛlpɪŋ/.
What is the plural of yelping?
The plural of yelping is yelpings.

Words near yelping in the dictionary

  1. yelped
  2. yelper
  3. yelpers
  4. yelpier
  5. yelpiest
  6. yelping
  7. yelpings
  8. yelpish
  9. yelplike
  10. yelps
  11. yelpt

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Adapted from Wiktionary: yelping (page history and authors); yelp (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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