[yelp] n [
[2]yelp] (1501): a sharp shrill bark or cry (as of a dog); also: squeal
[2]yelp vb [ME, to boast, cry out, fr. OE gielpan to boast, exult; akin to OHG gelph outcry] vi (1553): to utter a sharp quick shrill cry "dogs ~" ~ vt: to utter with a yelp