yawp

UK: /jɔːp/ US: (yôp, yäp)

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yawp  (yôp, yäp), v.i. 

1. to utter a loud, harsh cry;
   to yelp, squawk, or bawl.
2. Slang Terms to talk noisily and foolishly or complainingly.

n. 

3. a harsh cry.
4. Slang Terms
   • raucous or querulous speech.
   • a noisy, foolish utterance.

Also, yaup. 

• 1300–50; Middle English yolpen; akin to yelp

yawp′er, n. 

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yawp / jɔːp/ verb (intransitive)

1. to gape or yawn, esp audibly
2. to shout, cry, or talk noisily; bawl
3. to bark, yelp, or yowl

noun

1. a shout, bark, yelp, or cry
2. a noisy, foolish, or raucous utterance

Etymology: 15th Century: yolpen, probably of imitative origin; see yap, yelp

ˈyawper noun