yelping 1 of 2

adjective

as in squealing

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yelping

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verb

present participle of yelp
as in shrieking
to cry out loudly and emotionally yelped with surprise when everything fell off the closet shelf and onto his head

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Recent Examples of yelping
Adjective
The Dog Pound’s inhabitants will do more yelping than woofing. — Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Jan. 2026
Verb
How much yelping should a hunter do? — Charles Elliott, Outdoor Life, 2 Apr. 2026 Tomasi can be heard yelping and grabs at her leg when struck, the video shows. — Graham Hurley, CNN Money, 20 Jan. 2026 Kids pulled in on sleds by their parents are yelping in glee, slipping and sliding around jaws of ice. — Stephanie Pearson, Outside, 19 Feb. 2026 In body camera footage of the moment, the dogs can be heard yelping as officers open the back door of the vehicle. — Bailey Richards, PEOPLE, 15 June 2026 On Monday night, Witt had one of the biggest stars in the game yelping like a Little Leaguer. — Ken Rosenthal, New York Times, 10 Mar. 2026 Cantanucci’s property line is 72 feet away, but her hearing is such that the sound of balls bouncing and people yelping jumped the hedgerows. — Pat Beall, Sun Sentinel, 27 Mar. 2026 Start the day with yelping sea lions and a Coffee Girl latte at Pier 39, a 150-year-old former cannery, before hitting the town. — Zoe Baillargeon, Travel + Leisure, 29 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for yelping
  1. whiny
  2. shrieking
  3. strident
  4. screaming
  5. nasal
  6. squealing
  7. piercing
  8. yelling
Adjective
  • And before the perpetually whiny and moronic peanut gallery says that sports teams have special nights all the time, that’s true, but celebrating heritage, or veterans who fought and died for this country is just an eency weency bit different than force-feeding the gay agenda at a ball game!
    — Tomi Lahren OutKick, FOXNews.com, 17 June 2026
  • An assortment of fake-looking whiny babies in flashy hippie outfits accompany a Lennon rant about the counterculture’s post-’60s disillusionment.
    — Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 16 May 2026
Definition of whiny
Verb
  • Kids are shrieking through their favorite splash pads, faces sticky with Bomb Pop juice and joy.
    — Mark Glende, Twin Cities, 2 July 2026
  • Raph and Grant keep tasting wasabi Oreos, with Raph shrieking and Grant grimacing.
    — Tasha Robinson, Vulture, 16 June 2026
Definition of shrieking
Adjective
  • Football coverage can also often be dominated by ex-players, bluntly exchanging unnecessarily strident views.
    — Sebastian Stafford-Bloor, New York Times, 16 June 2026
  • In a strident, aggressive veto message by Andrew Johnson.
    — David Frum, The Atlantic, 10 June 2026
Definition of strident
Verb
  • The couple’s relationship began with a friendship bracelet and a podcast shout-out in July 2023, and by September Swift was screaming profanities in support of her new favorite football player.
    — Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 30 June 2026
  • As Rayan began screaming, al-Ajeen, whose family has long farmed in the area, picked up his son and began walking again.
    — Chantal Da Silva, NBC news, 30 June 2026
Definition of screaming
Adjective
  • Although my bridge remained smoother, I was left with one side of my nose collapsed, a droopy tip, and even breathing difficulties—my nasal passages always felt kind of clogged.
    — Victoria Oliva, Allure, 23 June 2026
  • The move, which the agency touted as part of the president’s Great American Recovery Initiative, comes about three years after the FDA’s first approval of a nasal naloxone over-the-counter.
    — Theresa Gaffney, STAT, 17 June 2026
Definition of nasal
Verb
  • In the clip, Niney is pictured talking calmly on his cell phone as Gasly races around him in the Alpine car, squealing the tires.
    — Miles Socha, Footwear News, 29 June 2026
  • Pigs that were being hauled by the semi could be heard squealing at the scene.
    — Cecilio Padilla, CBS News, 23 June 2026
Definition of squealing
Adjective
  • Still, the glimpses of freedom Clark offers are all the more piercing for their rarity.
    — Dan Piepenbring, Harpers Magazine, 21 Apr. 2026
  • The ping of pickleball play produces a uniquely piercing and repetitive sound that has led to contentious lawsuits and controversies across the entire country, including just north in Fox Point, as the sport has rapidly grown in popularity over the last few years.
    — Claudia Levens, jsonline.com, 3 Mar. 2026
Definition of piercing
Verb
  • Nearby campers heard Christopher Malone, 42, and his son yelling for help, according to NBC affiliate WILX 10.
    — Adam England, PEOPLE, 6 July 2026
  • Other people at the scene can be heard yelling that the cash was not evidence and did not belong to the officer.
    — Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 2 July 2026
Definition of yelling

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