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yelps

/jɛlps/

yelps is the plural of yelp.

yelps is the third-person singular simple present indicative of yelp.

Meaning of yelp

Noun

yelp (plural yelps)

  1. An abrupt, high-pitched noise or utterance.
    • The puppy let out a yelp when I stepped on her tail.
    Synonyms:
    yawp
  2. A type of emergency vehicle siren sounding quicker and more intense than the wail.

See all 3 meanings of yelp

Words that rhyme with yelps

Questions about yelps

What is yelps the plural of?
Yelps is the plural of yelp.
How do you pronounce yelps?
Yelps is pronounced /jɛlps/.

Words near yelps in the dictionary

  1. yelpiest
  2. yelping
  3. yelpings
  4. yelpish
  5. yelplike
  6. yelps
  7. yelpt
  8. yelpy
  9. yelt
  10. Yelta
  11. yelting

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Adapted from Wiktionary: yelps (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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