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Yawp
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yawp
yawp
English
Alternative forms
Verb
yawp (third-person singular simple present yawps, present participle yawping, simple past and past participle yawped)
- (intransitive) to yelp, or utter a sharp cry, as in intense pain, or another raucous noise
- (intransitive) to talk loudly and coarsely
- (intransitive) clamor, utter loud complaints
Derived terms
Noun
yawp (plural yawps)
- a yelp or bark
- loud or coarse talk
- Sound my barbaric yawps over the roofs of the world - Walt Whitman