yodel
Plural: yodels
Noun
- a songlike cry in which the voice fluctuates rapidly between the normal voice and falsetto
- An act of yodelling.
- A song incorporating yodelling.
Verb
Verb Forms: yodeled, yodeling, yodels, yodelled, yodelling
- To sing in a special way, alternating between normal and falsetto voice.
- sing by changing register; sing by yodeling
- "The Austrians were yodeling in the mountains"
- To sing (a song) in such a way that the voice fluctuates rapidly between the normal chest voice and falsetto.
Examples
- He wanted to YODEL with joy when he saw the ’Q’ tile he needed appear.
Origin / Etymology
From German jodeln.
Scrabble Score: 9
yodel: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordyodel: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
yodel: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 9
yodel: valid Words With Friends Word