Yawp
Pronunciation of Yawp
/jˈɔːp/, /jˈɔːp/, /j_ˈɔː_p/
Synonyms for yawp:
Sense 1
holler, yip, vociferate, yell, cry.
Sense 2
roar, yelp, squeal, bluster, shout, whoop.
Sense 3
yap.
Sense 5
Sense 6
call.
Sense 1 (noun)
Sense 2 (noun)
call, cry, bluster, whoop, roar, vociferate, clamor, yell, shout, holler.
cry (noun)
yawp (noun)
communication (verb)
bawl.
complain (verb)
Usage examples for yawp:
- He might have been laughing save that laughter was unknown to him beyond a short sharp yawp, a " Ha!" - "Command", William McFee.
- If they are asleep, the parents compel me to walk on tip- toe and speak in whispers at long range; the instant they awake and begin to yawp, I am ushered into the presence, or vice versa, and the whole world grows very small and congested and is carried about in swaddling clothes. - "A Fool and His Money", George Barr McCutcheon.
- " If yuh ain't got anything to do but lay in the shade of a rock and yawp, we'll borrow your cayuses. - "The Lure of the Dim Trails", by (AKA B. M. Sinclair) B. M. Bower.