as in shrieking
to cry out loudly and emotionally
yelped with surprise when everything fell off the closet shelf and onto his head
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as in squealing
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for yelping
Adjective
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Allen says the little one began salivating, was noticeably flushed in his face, and became very whiny and fussy.—
Meredith Wilshere,
People.com,
8 June 2025 -
Often, gallery shows are better, on all counts and, these days, less whiny and earnest.—
Brian T. Allen,
National Review,
7 June 2025
Verb
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And there are people yelling for Dylan to come back.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
26 Dec. 2024
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There are people yelling at the other people to shut up.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
26 Dec. 2024
Adjective
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In the first piece, Belcher takes a strident approach, with deep feeling and flow.—
Sheila Regan,
Twin Cities,
11 July 2025
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As the technology and its outputs become ubiquitous, AI executives have grown strident, even brazen, about the technology’s stakes.—
Matteo Wong,
The Atlantic,
8 July 2025
Adjective
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The Wall, though, will be delightfully old school in a cap tip to the court-hugging, earsplitting, rowdy venues of college basketball’s glory days.—
Bryce MillerColumnist,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
14 Jan. 2023
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Donald, Mark, Willie, Billy, and Tony — practically everyone in Hollis within shouting distance of 203rd Street was laughing at me at earsplitting volume.—
Stephen A. Smith,
Rolling Stone,
16 Jan. 2023
Adjective
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One spring day in Paris many years ago, my wife, Diana, a most penetrating photographer, capable of seeing like no one else, decided, as an experiment, to walk across the city blindfolded.—
Hisham Matar,
Harper's Magazine,
2 Aug. 2024
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Since the war began in Gaza, more than six months ago, the Israeli magazine +972 has published some of the most penetrating reporting on the Israel Defense Forces’ conduct.—
Isaac Chotiner,
The New Yorker,
12 Apr. 2024
Adjective
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That’s why, in these specific situations, your doctor might recommend supplementing B12 via prescription injections or nasal gels, which bypass the GI route completely and go straight into your bloodstream.—
Erica Sloan,
SELF,
21 July 2025
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Liam sounds ferociously on-form, his nasal snarl infused with a malevolent purr.—
Jazz Monroe,
Pitchfork,
5 July 2025
Adjective
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This is a piercing and perceptive psychological thriller.—
Connie Ogle,
Boston Herald,
10 July 2025
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As America celebrates its 249th anniversary and a declaration of independence from tyranny on July 4, Bolick's comments represent his most piercing and direct condemnation of actions taken by the country's highest political leaders.—
Taylor Seely,
AZCentral.com,
3 July 2025
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“Yelping.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/yelping. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.
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