yawp

Plural: yawps

Verb

Verb Forms: yawped, yawping, yawps

• To utter a loud, harsh cry or yell.
• make a raucous noise
• complain whiningly
• To yelp, or utter a sharp cry, as in intense pain, or another raucous noise.
• To talk loudly and coarsely.
• To clamor, to utter loud complaints.

Noun

• A yelp or bark.
• Loud or coarse talk.

Examples

• When he finally found a seven-letter word, he couldn’t help but YAWP in triumph.

Synonyms

bawl, grizzle, whine, yammer

Anagrams of yawp