— yelper , n.
/yelp/ , v.i.
1. to give a quick, sharp, shrill cry, as a dog or fox.
2. to call or cry out sharply: The boy yelped in pain when the horse stepped on his foot.
v.t.
3. to utter or express by or as if by yelping.
n.
4. a quick, sharp bark or cry.
[ bef. 900; (v.) ME yelpen, OE gielpan to boast; c. LG galpen to croak; (n.) ME: boasting, OE gielp, deriv. of the v. ]