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Vinony

yelping

noun

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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˈjɛlpɪŋ/

noun

Etymology: From Middle English yelpynge, from Old English ġilping; equivalent to yelp + -ing.

  1. The act of producing a yelp.

    “[…] While still a pup, / You put him in a sack, then beat it / With a stick. When howls and yelpings die, / You send the houseboi out to set him free.”

    “the frenzied yelpings of the huntsman's dogs”

verb

Etymology: From Middle English yelpynge, from Old English ġilping; equivalent to yelp + -ing.

  1. present participle and gerund of yelp