YAUP

howl, ululate, wail, roar, yawl, yaup

(verb) emit long loud cries; “wail in self-pity”; “howl with sorrow”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology 1

Noun

yaup (plural yaups)

Obsolete spelling of yawp.

Verb

yaup (third-person singular simple present yaups, present participle yauping, simple past and past participle yauped)

Obsolete spelling of yawp.

Etymology 2

Adjective

yaup

(Scotland) hungry

Verb

yaup (third-person singular simple present yaups, present participle yauping, simple past and past participle yauped)

(Scotland, intransitive) To be hungry.

Anagrams

• PuYa, ay up, ayup, puya

Source: Wiktionary


Yaup, v. i. Etym: [See Yap, and Yelp.]

Definition: To cry out like a child; to yelp. [Scot. & Colloq. U. S.] [Written also yawp.]

Yaup, n. Etym: [Written also yawp.]

1. A cry of distress, rage, or the like, as the cry of a sickly bird, or of a child in pain. [Scot. & Colloq. U. S.]

2. (Zoöl.)

Definition: The blue titmouse. [Prov. Eng.]

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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