YODEL


Meaning of YODEL in English

— yodeler , n.

/yohd"l/ , v. , yodeled, yodeling , or ( esp. Brit. ) yodelled, yodelling , n.

v.t. , v.i.

1. to sing with frequent changes from the ordinary voice to falsetto and back again, in the manner of Swiss and Tyrolean mountaineers.

2. to call or shout in a similar fashion.

n.

3. a song, refrain, etc., so sung.

4. a call or shout so uttered.

Also, yodle .

[ 1865-70; jodeln ]

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