What is another word for yelping?

Pronunciation: [jˈɛlpɪŋ] (IPA)

Yelping is a term that typically refers to the sharp, high-pitched barking of a dog or coyote. Synonyms for yelping include howling, baying, yapping, whimpering, and whining. Each of these words conveys a slightly different tone and type of sound. For example, howling and baying are more sustained and mournful, while yapping and whimpering are more repetitive and anxious. Regardless of the specific word used, these synonyms can all describe the vocalizations of dogs, foxes, wolves, and other members of the canine family, and can help to paint a vivid picture of the soundscape of a natural environment.

What are the hypernyms for Yelping?

A hypernym is a word with a broad meaning that encompasses more specific words called hyponyms.

Usage examples for Yelping

One day while thus employed, following his master with stately gravity, he was annoyed during the whole time by a little yelping cur jumping up at his ears.
"Stories of Animal Sagacity"
W.H.G. Kingston
"My dog came yelping down from the mountain where Father had been all day.
"The Shepherd of the North"
Richard Aumerle Maher
These dogs are a continual source of misery to the household as they are always in the way, they every now and then get their toes trod on, and then there is a yelping on their part, and a loud lamentation on the part of their mistress, that fills the room with clamour and confusion.
"Bracebridge Hall, or The Humorists"
Washington Irving

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