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Yodel   /jˈoʊdəl/   Listen
Yodel

noun
1.
A songlike cry in which the voice fluctuates rapidly between the normal voice and falsetto.



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yodeling
yodeller


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"Yodel" Quotes from Famous Books



... Certainly these two have so ill-used him that if he is going to sing improper songs in self-defense, this is the time to do it; no one will gainsay that. So he sang his song very loud, and then began to yodel. ...
— Look Back on Happiness • Knut Hamsun
... officials is allowed to direct the affairs of the new Ministry of Health. The patron saint of its Chief is St. Pancreas and his eupepsia is reflected in his subordinates. His junior clerks whistle continuously, his liftmen yodel, his typists sing. Of his own official methods I have been privileged to obtain the report of an eye-witness. Let us suppose that, as frequently happens, a deputation of disappointed house-hunters ...
— Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 159, December 1, 1920 • Various


Words linked to "Yodel" :   sing, vociferation, descant, cry, outcry, yodeller, shout, yell, call


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