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- noun Plural form of
yelp . - verb Third-person singular simple present indicative form of
yelp .
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Examples
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(When one throws a stick into the midst of a pack of dogs, the dog that yelps is the one who has gotten hit by the stick.)
The Volokh Conspiracy » Miguel Estrada Writes in Support of Elena Kagan’s Confirmation 2010
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Sadly, movies are being produced for low budgets, with third rate actors, to get a few yelps from the crowd … and that's all audiences are asking for.
What's Wrong With Horror? Please Scare Me Hollywood! « FirstShowing.net 2008
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'Give me a pistol,' said he, stopping a moment to think; 'a lion may show his teeth when a hyena yelps, that is no shame. '
Chatterbox, 1906 Various 1873
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The Kee Kee is just the young birds trying to yelp but the first two "yelps" sound like it is saying "Kee Kee".
I would like to hunt turkeys with my bow this fall. It will be my first time hunting turkeys. 2009
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The Kee Kee is just the young birds trying to yelp but the first two "yelps" sound like it is saying "Kee Kee".
I would like to hunt turkeys with my bow this fall. It will be my first time hunting turkeys. 2009
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You don't need them all, but master the basics such as yelps and putts and the cadence of the call.
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There were sharp yelps of pain and swift odors of burning hair and flesh as he rolled in the dirt and the woman ground the fiery embers into his mouth.
LI-WAN, THE FAIR 2010
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With the first full puff of the smoke he gave over his moans and yelps, the agitation began to fade out of him, and Daughtry, appreciatively waiting, saw the trembling go out of his hands, the pendulous lip-quivering cease, the saliva stop flowing from the corners of his mouth, and placidity come into the fiery remnants of his eyes.
CHAPTER 2 2010
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Often their yelps drifted across the desolation, and once he saw three of them slinking away before his path.
LOVE OF LIFE 2010
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His puppy yelps passed with his lanky legs, so that he became grim and taciturn, quick to strike, slow to warn.
BÂTARD 2010
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