I. yo·del 1 /ˈjəʊdl $ ˈjoʊdl/ BrE AmE verb ( past tense and past participle yodelled , present participle yodelling British English , yodeled , yodeling American English )
[ Date: 1800-1900 ; Language: German ; Origin: jodeln ]
[intransitive and transitive] to sing while changing between your natural voice and a very high voice, traditionally done in the mountains of countries such as Switzerland and Austria
—yodeller noun [countable]
II. yodel 2 BrE AmE noun [countable]
a song or sound made by yodelling