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• Yelp — Yelp, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Yelped}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Yelping}.] [OE. yelpen, [yogh]elpen, to boast, boast noisily, AS. gielpan, gilpan, gylpan; akin to OHG. gelph arrogant: cf. Icel. gj[=a]lpa to yelp. Cf. {Yap}.] [1913 Webster] 1. To boast. [Obs …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Yelped — Yelp Yelp, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Yelped}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Yelping}.] [OE. yelpen, [yogh]elpen, to boast, boast noisily, AS. gielpan, gilpan, gylpan; akin to OHG. gelph arrogant: cf. Icel. gj[=a]lpa to yelp. Cf. {Yap}.] [1913 Webster] 1. To boast …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Yelping — Yelp Yelp, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Yelped}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Yelping}.] [OE. yelpen, [yogh]elpen, to boast, boast noisily, AS. gielpan, gilpan, gylpan; akin to OHG. gelph arrogant: cf. Icel. gj[=a]lpa to yelp. Cf. {Yap}.] [1913 Webster] 1. To boast …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• yap — v. & n. v.intr. (yapped, yapping) 1 bark shrilly or fussily. 2 colloq. talk noisily, foolishly, or complainingly. n. a sound of yapping. Derivatives: yapper n. Etymology: imit …   Useful english dictionary

• yap — yapper, n. yappingly, adv. /yap/, v., yapped, yapping, n. v.i. 1. to bark sharply, shrilly, or snappishly; yelp. 2. Slang. to talk shrilly, noisily, or foolishly. v.t. 3. to utter by yapping. n. 4. a sharp, shrill, or snappish bark; yelp. 5.… …   Universalium

• yap — [[t]yæp[/t]] v. yapped, yap•ping, n. 1) to bark sharply, shrilly, or snappishly; yelp 2) sts Slang. to talk shrilly, noisily, or foolishly 3) to utter by yapping 4) a shrill, snappish bark; yelp 5) sts Slang. a) shrill, noisy, or foolish talk b)… …   From formal English to slang