yodel
(noun) a songlike cry in which the voice fluctuates rapidly between the normal voice and falsetto
yodel, warble, descant
(verb) sing by changing register; sing by yodeling; “The Austrians were yodeling in the mountains”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
yodel (third-person singular simple present yodels, present participle (US) yodeling or (UK) yodelling, simple past and past participle (US) yodeled or (UK) yodelled)
(transitive and intransitive) To sing (a song) in such a way that the voice fluctuates rapidly between the normal chest voice and falsetto.
yodel (plural yodels)
A song incorporating yodelling.
• Doyle, odyle, yodle
Source: Wiktionary
Yo"del, Yo"dle, v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. Yodeled, Yodled; p. pr. & vb. n. Yodeling, Yodling.] Etym: [G. jodeln.]
Definition: To sing in a manner common among the Swiss and Tyrolese mountaineers, by suddenly changing from the head voice, or falsetto, to the chest voice, and the contrary; to warble.
Yo"del, Yo"dle, n.
Definition: A song sung by yodeling, as by the Swiss mountaineers.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
24 April 2024
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