yawp

== English == === Alternative forms === yaup === Etymology === From Middle English yolpen, of imitative origin. === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /jɔːp/ (US) IPA(key): /jɔp/ (cot–caught merger) IPA(key): /jɑp/ Rhymes: -ɔːp === 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) To clamor, to utter loud complaints. ==== Derived terms ==== yawper === Noun === yawp (plural yawps) A yelp or bark. Loud or coarse talk. I sound my barbaric yawp over the roofs of the world. - Walt Whitman === Anagrams === Pway, p way, p-way