How To Use Yelp In A Sentence

She jumped back with a little yelp of surprise.
Any dog not in harness was howling and yelping to be put in one, and even when harnessed they continued with their wretched wailing until they were off and running.
Chook! she was crying, and the dogs whined and yelped in eagerness of desire and effort to overtake Big THE RACE FOR NUMBER ONE
A masculine voice inquired from somewhere to her left, effectively scaring the living daylights out of Sydney and drawing a startled yelp from her lips.
And yelping is also good for calling the birds in. I would like to hunt turkeys with my bow this fall. It will be my first time hunting turkeys.

With muffled thuds and a yelp, Ace and the thief tussled on the floor.
The puppy a yelp when John stepped on her tail.
It yelped again and backed away, its body shaking with fear.
Approximately 20 guys, from young teenagers to 30-somethings take turns working out their uprocks, flares and headspins to yelps and handclaps of support.
The last spank made her yelp like a mouse that was caught by an angry cat.
Not a lodge in the "lodging" sense so much as a hippish dive bar in a log cabin setting or, as one Yelp reviewer put it, what you get when you "mix Yosemite and Los Angeles. SFGate: Top News Stories
A typical review from the Yelp website observed: "But what really made the place so "entertaining—and entertaining really is the right word—were the incredibly ill-tempered wait staff. Eatery Closes After Decades-Long Family Spat
A hound yelped briefly as a whip cracked.
He must have come by the back route, though I did hear the dog yelp. A SHRINE OF MURDERS
The final time I veritably growled and he went yelping quicksmart downstairs with his tail between his legs.
He continued to keep up the cuckoo sound, trying to laugh, and yet totally unable to accomplish even a cackle, as if some internal force clutched the diaphragm and mocked him, so that his efforts were reduced to a gurgling as in cynanche -- like a dog choking with a rope round his craig, the sounds coming jerking out in barks, and dying away again in yelps and whines. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland, Volume XXII
Kayla yelped in shock and embarrassment at the scene they were displaying to innocent bystanders.
She let out a yelp of pain as her shoulder connected with the sharp corner of the wood table.
It needles you, it shoves, it pokes you in the side - not hard, but hard enough to make you yelp.
Inside he heard Nicky give a short yelp of surprise.
The hopeless yelpings of the untalented are reliably entertaining; there are two helpings tonight. Times, Sunday Times
Why, look ye," said the latter, as the coin jingled in his bag, "I was ever held in good repute as a guide, and can make my way blindfold over the bogs and mosses hereabout; and I would pilot thee to the place yonder, if my fealty to the prior -- that is -- if -- I mean -- though I was never a groat the richer for his bounty; yet he may not like strangers to pry into his garners and store-houses, especially in these evil times, when every cur begins to yelp at the heels of our bountiful mother; and every beast to bray out its reproaches at her great wealth and possessions. Traditions of Lancashire, Volume 1 (of 2)
When I was finally upright, I was almost trembling with pain, but I had only come close to yelping once.
‘I think it's about time you two broke up this little hissy,’ she said lightly as Akito yelped with surprise and began struggling.
Oh, and the singer's adenoidal yelping isn't an affectation.
She made a short yelp which caught Pickle's attention.
Kelsey and I watched in shock as people yelled in fear and ran from the fire; scared dogs began barking and yelping, helpless in their cages.
It doesn't turn anthropology or the story of human evolution on its head, a piece of science-correspondent gabble I think I heard during my goggle-eyed, gobsmacked, yelping look at yesterday evening's TV news.
The joyous screams, the gleeful yelps, and a happy, wagging tail added life to the peaceful, gentle beach.
Dat ar cullud gill she up in er cheer er-shyin 'she umbrel at Bijah, an' him jes a dancin '' roun ', an' er-yelpin '. Raftmates A Story of the Great River
The water was hotter than she had expected, and she gave an involuntary yelp.
Her yelp was cut short when she landed hard on the ground, grass molding about her form, with the air knocked out of her.
As I left tonight, darkness of course had fallen and you can hear people yelling for help, you can hear the dogs yelping, all of them stranded, all of them hoping someone will come.
With a yelp of pain, he started hopping on one foot, glaring and cursing at the tree, which stood calmly and impassively before him.
Whilst Her Bad Mother is in the toy chest … nekkid from the pants up, after being lured from a leisurely shower and post-shower moisturization with a yelp. Now I Know My ABCs… | Her Bad Mother
When the dealer busted, she yelped and slapped the table.
Sarah grabbed Joe's arm and twisted it till he gave a yelp in pain, ‘You stupid moronic idiot!’
Mortana's knife sliced the pale skin on the back of Zeora's hand, producing a yelp of pain and… a line of oozing blood.
Also, a great nation having made up its mind that hanging is quite the wholesomest process for its homicides in general, can yet with mercy distinguish between the degrees of guilt in homicides; and does not yelp like a pack of frost-pinched wolf-cubs on the blood-track of an unhappy crazed boy, or gray-haired clodpate Othello, "perplexed i 'the extreme," at the very moment that it is sending a Minister of the Crown to make polite speeches to a man who is bayoneting young girls in their father's sight, and killing noble youths in cool blood, faster than a country butcher kills lambs in spring. Harvard Classics Volume 28 Essays English and American
Aaron let out a yelp of surprise and I fell flat on my back.
Wild dogs yelped dispersedly from the direction of the Deli river. A Rude Awakening
It's a very angry affair, with buzzsaw guitars and yelping and screeching down the mic.
He halves nothing whatever with our more earnest-minded juniors who -- perennially discovering that all religions thus far put to the test of nominal practice have, whatever their paradisial _entrée_, resulted in a deplorable earthly hash -- perennially run yelping into the shrill agnosticism which believes only that one's neighbors should not be permitted to believe in anything. The Queen Pedauque
Judge had three or four track-hounds, and four of which he called swift-hounds, the latter including one pure-bred greyhound bitch of wonderful speed and temper, a dun-colored yelping animal which was a cross between a greyhound and a fox-hound, and two others that were crosses between a greyhound and a wire-haired Scotch deer-hound. Hunting the Grisly and Other Sketches
She yelped, the blindman howled and I had a white stick in between my ankles.
A piteous yelp from the lower regions at last announced that the thief was captured, and Tom appeared bearing Snip by the nape of the neck in one hand and Polly's cherished bonnet in the other. An Old-Fashioned Girl
Literate lyrics, an insistent strum, and an endearingly adenoidal yelp combine for a thoroughly enjoyable song.
Yellowlegs, yelper, willet, marlin, dough bird, stilt, and avocet are often common, but they do not begin to be as plentiful as they are in the more fertile lands to the eastward, and the ranchmen never shoot at them or follow them as game birds. II. Waferfowl
I watch as they sit together, deep in conversation, oblivious to the yelps and scuffles and barks taking place around their feet.
The dog gave a yelp of pain.
I could hear him sobbing and really yelping and screaming.
All parties were delighted to let the rival yelpers fight it out on so distant a field as Syria; and in that country of heat and dryness, of poverty, anarchy, cruelty, and superstition, there was a skrimmage that kept all Christendom on the tenter-hooks for half-a-year; and this we believe to be the policy of the Syrian campaign. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. CCCXXXVI. October, 1843. Vol. LIV.
She jumped back with a little yelp of surprise.
The dog yelped excitedly when his master opened a desk drawer and produced his leash.
Sarcastic cameos of barking Tory predators and their yelping spouses indicate his accomplices in this enterprise.
Harry yelled, diving into the front seat; Ron seized the boarhound around the middle and threw him, yelping, into the back of the car-the doors slammed shut-Ron didn't touch the accelerator but the car didn't need him; the engine roared and they were off, hitting more spiders. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
My head cracked against the floor and I let out a yelp of pain.
I've hear them chatter, but I never heard that kind of yelp! Spa Day
I barely stifled a yelp of pain as she threw her arms around my aching ribs.
Jack's vocal persona shifts throughout the record - sometimes he yelps, yells and howls, while on other songs, he gently serenades the objects of his affection.
His laughter was cathartic, an animal yelp that brought tears to his eyes.
There were the sounds of punching and kicking, objects being broken, grown-ups begging for mercy, children crying, chickens clucking, dogs yelping and pigs squealing.
We're greeted by a chorus of excited barks and yelps.
Sarcastic cameos of barking Tory predators and their yelping spouses indicate his accomplices in this enterprise.
She yelped and heaved her body backwards, and a gruesome, disembodied face appeared - the hand beating the glass.
They are an impressive sight when flying, with slow, almost casual wingbeats and a nasal, almost yelping call.
Yep, he thought as he yelped in pain from his experimental prod of the wounded area, that's gonna sting alright.
The dog yelped excitedly when his master opened a desk drawer and produced his leash.
`I'm not selling anything,' I yelped, offended by her assumption. KICK BACK
Downy Woodpeckers piped softly in the woods, and a flicker yelped once or twice.
Marcia let out a little yelp as he let go of the branch too soon and it tore yet another hole in her skirt.
In contrast to the laconic style of most garage MCs, Mills rhymes in a startling, panicked yelp.
Their surprised yelps sounded as one as the cushions moved and shifted under them.
Mouthing, jaw clapping and yelping are also part of precopulatory behavior. The News is NowPublic.com - NowPublic.com: The News is Now Public
‘Oh, you know,’ William said, his voice coming out nasally as Adair lightly ran her fingers over the skin before pinching the bridge of his nose which made him yelp.
There's always something happening; the yelping of dogs, the cat's caterwaul, the ‘jagte raho’ calls of the watchman.
the puppies yelped
Startled, I released a sharp yelp and quickly took a step back.
The wolf yelped and fell into his bonds, the chains tugging at his sore shoulders.
He'd opened his mouth to snap back a reply when he was forestalled by a resounding yelp from the creature.
She painstakingly shampooed and soaped a little a time, and every time she would get into contact with the icy water, she'd yelp.
And outside the window are the distant cries of coyotes, yelping and yapping out on the shadows of the countryside.
Polonius hides behind an arras and yelps when Hamlet's rage endangers the Queen.
Suddenly, somewhere not very far off, there rose an unholy din; part howl, part yelp, part laughter. COLDHEART CANYON
The names went on and with each one some lucky man let out a yelp and snatched his letter up.
Ben had swung into his saddle and pulled the buckskin around to follow his sons and the buckboard out of the yard when he heard it: a half strangled yelp followed swiftly by what was obviously drawers opening and then slamming shut.
Samara yelped when Ethan suddenly grabbed her and gave her a bear hug, wrapping her whole body with his open sweater.
The water was hotter than she had expected, and she gave an involuntary yelp.
He let the water pour down over his bald head, yelping at the heat. DESPERADOES
Sometimes they yelp, bark, or make throaty noises while clicking.
Suddenly, somewhere not very far off, there rose an unholy din; part howl, part yelp, part laughter. COLDHEART CANYON
He yelps in pain, and stamps out the smouldering portion of fabric with his foot.
Belatedly recalling her bereaved state, she let out a sharp, unconvincing yelp of woe and stooped to scrape up a handful of dust, which she poured haphazardly over her head. The Mummy Case
Nevertheless they still retained their sound and crazy stop-start timing, now with a really cool kind of spoken singing with some shouts and yelps.
Hands pressed to the table, he levers himself to his feet, emitting the yelp of a sumo wrestler.
A loud crack was heard above the cheering in the packed pub and 47-year-old Paul let out a yelp.
A short yelp in pain was all Ocsillatornis could utter.
Sarah grabbed Joe's arm and twisted it till he gave a yelp in pain, ‘You stupid moronic idiot!’
He was armed with a long piece of hoe stick as ran on his spindly legs towards the yelping dogs.
I jumped once more, letting out a yelp as my knee bashed into the table and I went crashing to the floor.
He coughed out once, almost like a yelp of pain and sadness, long draws of spittle forming in his mouth and running out his haggard jaw.
Most of the time yelping is the only thing that will get them to gobble for me. from Elmer Fudd on 02.10.10 Tom McIntyre Explains His Picks for our 2009 Hunting and Fishing Heroes and Villians Face-Off
The capitano began yelping like a cowardly school-boy, who has been well punched by a lesser and more courageous antagonist. Travels in Morocco
He kicked her sending shivers up her spine; again she yelped, and everything turned black.
While she's not a fully trained sheepdog by any stretch of the imagination, she has had a bit of training and the instinct of her breeding and, kept on the lead, was ably darting from side to side yelping the sheep forwards.
Whilst Her Bad Mother is in the toy chest...nekkid from the pants up, after being lured from a leisurely shower and post-shower moisturization with a yelp. Now I Know My ABCs...
That little yelp was the crack that burst the dam Amy had built.
The nation yelped in astonishment this week when Peter Hyman, the Prime Minister's speech-writer, quit his job to go into teaching.
Here, instead, she too often insisted on playing along: yelping in a melodrama and duetting in a folk song. Times, Sunday Times
The dog would perforce yelp in reaction, and thereby provide the captain a time cue.
Maybe shrieking and yelping in the background while a bunch of hollow-eyed Irish crooners half-heartedly mumble a chicken-in-a-basket classic is just what Jackson needs to get his career back on track.
As if on key, she utters one of her old undignified yelps because her newly distinguished father walks into the room.
A sharp yelp resounded through the air as the figure fell to the floor.
Whilst we were talking, we heard a sort of sound between a yelp and a bark.
Arhen yelped, but his hoarse voice prevented him from saying anything above a whisper.
Want to know why the parents in The Grandmother speak in animalized yelps?
He was a little startled, so he let out a yelp. Times, Sunday Times
The shrieks soon became moans and the moans yelps and the yelps intermittent sobbing, and only after an unimaginable amount of time did the sobbing become silence.
I yelped and drew my pistol out of its holster faster than I have ever drawn in my life, raised the weapon and sighted down the barrel.
I had to bite back a yelp of surprise.
She yelped, but quickly shut her mouth as her voice echoed down the long stone hallway.
Her open wounds seemed to sting with every move and even if the lightest fabric touched her bruises, she was forced to yelp in pain.
A yip rang out, the high-pitched yelp of a surprised wolf.
In response to online physician rating websites, like Yelp, RateMD, and others, a company now offers physicians an antidefamation service, including contract provisions restricting a patient's right to make negative comments on rating websites. Clinical Cases and Images: CasesBlog
He barked so long, so loud, and so furiously, running 'round and' round the cart and under it and yelping at every turn, that a slatternly scullery maid opened a door and angrily bade him "no 'to deave folk wi' 'is blatterin'. Greyfriars Bobby
Brian yelped with surprise and turned to fish his girlfriend out of the water.
Here it comes again: three weeks of March Madness, a record 68 teams, surely a few buzzer beaters, a Cinderella or two, style-deficient coaches dressing in the dark, CBS announcer Gus Johnson yelping like a wild boar is gnawing his ankle, and, fingers crossed, another Louisville male cheerleader grabbing a basketball and lobbing it jubilantly to the heavens, almost costing Rick Pitino a win. The Many Ways to Be a March Madness Fan
Between the yowls there was whimpering and barking and whining and yelping and the odd snarl directed at a feisty neighbour.
While some groan about performances featuring 40 yelping, howling, yodelling singers and shaking rice in shoe boxes, most praise Monk's dauntless quest to create landscapes of sound.
A police inspector had heard shouting, slaps and yelps through an open window and found the injured dog in bloody sheets of newspaper inside the house.
Matthew let out a yelp of pain and fell to the floor next to the unconscious Leo.
A police inspector had heard shouting, slaps and yelps through an open window and found the injured dog in bloody sheets of newspaper inside the house.
We screamed and yelped and hugged each other tightly to relieve some of the unwanted stress.
Chris instantly let go, his face contorting with pain, a yelp flying from his lips; a second later he hit the floor as Jake's father shoved him roughly.
Phillip opened his mouth to answer, but what came next was a yelp as the officer that had killed Kolev was struck down by an arrow in his neck.
Ben had swung into his saddle and pulled the buckskin around to follow his sons and the buckboard out of the yard when he heard it: a half strangled yelp followed swiftly by what was obviously drawers opening and then slamming shut.
When the door had banged open so suddenly, she had been startled enough to let out a yelp loud enough for anyone in the house to hear.
Mr Gibson's who suffers from arthritis was accused by PC Steven Cole of twisting his thumb so hard during the arrest it made him "yelp Archive 2008-01-01
From what I am told, Jiri Tluski is so upset that he can hardly take his penis out of his pants and swing it around in front of his camera phone while yelping woot woot like a sewer rubby. Archive 2007-11-01
During the walk home, I saw some dogs locked up in a car outside the park, barking and yelping.
I managed to yelp an endearment to the dirty blonde, trying to manage three bags, a coat, and untied shoes all while running towards school.
The dog gave a yelp of pain.
There were the sounds of punching and kicking, objects being broken, grown-ups begging for mercy, children crying, chickens clucking, dogs yelping and pigs squealing.
Somewhere out in the gloom coyotes chattered and yelped, and from far across the dusky valley others answered -- a doleful tenson. The River and I
Gabriel gave out a yelp of pain as he struggled to get free.
Kevin yelped and whined like a wounded dog, then uncurled and sobbed quietly. 365 tomorrows » 2009 » February : A New Free Flash Fiction SciFi Story Every Day
Then the horn, and a hound yelped briefly as a whip cracked.
I had to bite back a yelp of surprise.
Even the big bald-face grew clumsy and blind and quarrelsome, in the end to be dragged down by a handful of yelping huskies. THE LAW OF LIFE
A hound yelped briefly as a whip cracked.
He must have come by the back route, though I did hear the dog yelp. A SHRINE OF MURDERS
And when he said this, it seemed as if the voices of Mr. and Mrs. Skratdj rose higher in matrimonial repartee, and the children's squabbles became louder, and the dog yelped as if he were mad, and the maids 'contest was sharper; whilst the snap-dragon flames leaped up and up, and blue fire flew about the room like foam. Snap-Dragons: A Tale of Christmas Eve; and Old Father Christmas: An Old-Fashioned Tale of the Young Days of a Grumpy Old Godfather
'Twould be easy enough for the steam-swiler _Royal Bloodhound_ t 'jerk that yelpin' tramp, had she lost her propeller -- as well she might, poor helpless lady o 'fashion! in that slob-ice -- 'twould be easy enough t' rip her through a league o 'the floe t' open water, with a charge or two o 'good black powder t' help. Harbor Tales Down North With an Appreciation by Wilfred T. Grenfell, M.D.
I heard myself give a small yelp of surprise and pain.
He let out a yelp of pain and released her wrists, but it must not have hurt him too badly, because he remained standing and chased after Elizabeth when she turned to run.
Perry walked towards the backstage area, yelping as they were nearly attacked by screaming fangirls.
Something sharp was jabbed between his shoulder blades, and he sat up with a tiny yelp of pain, dropping his hands back onto his desk and turning his head to glare at Skylar.
Ethiopian wolves are suspicious of people, and if they spot someone in their territory they go on full alert, letting out high-pitched yelps - alarm calls that tell the rest of the pack of the intruder.
All the world loves a dramatic comeback story, and this pop icon is primed to prove she's still got what it takes to make the kids yelp and shriek with glee.
The youngster let out a yelp and clutched at the crown of his thatch of tangled, sandy hair.
The kee kee is the sound a poult makes because it's too young to “break” a yelp. Autumn Gobblers: How To Hunt Turkeys in the Fall
Various yelps, hoots, screams, squawks, and other vocalizations are used by many species of primates and birds to herald the approach of predators to relatives and other members of the same species.
Link so, i got this interesting bit of information from someone who worked for yelp: yelp is very agresssive in selling ads, the so called “sponsored results” to businesses which are being reviewed on yelp. when a business signs up for “sponsored results” (several k$), bad reviews then will be hidden. that means anytime the business stops taking out those ads, the bad reviews which remained hidden during the “sponsored results” run, pop up again. as a result, yelp is not at all a neutral review site. that entire idea is skewed! yelp can be helpful, but take it with a grain of salt or two. and be suspicious of “sponsored results” …. — bmwcafe Why Yelp Works - Bits Blog - NYTimes.com
Her dog yelped and came to heel.
Jennifer yelped, wrenched her arm away, and rubbed her shoulder.
I uttered a strangled yelp of sheer terror, as the unidentified floating object moved jerkily toward me.
There would be quiet talk, with occasional exclamations, yelps or shrieks from the children, but there was also a basic silence underlying all of it.
Apparently, there was a struggle going on; some muffled yelps were heard, and a few hollow thuds resounded in the now ominous silence.
(_As she rises on the last movement of the dance toward ecstasy, the excitement rises with her, expressing itself in short, irrepressible yelps, at the highest point of which a scream from_ The Arrow-Maker A Drama in Three Acts
There was a muted roar combined with a yelp from Happy as the Turbo jet engine started.
One thin white hand gripped his wrist so hard that he yelped.
‘Every Breath is a Bomb’ opens with an ambient clutter that gives way to unschooled yelping over a sinister keyboard and errant drum hits.
All of a sudden there is a yelp from the table in the far corner and a woman spits out two small gristly bits of meat.
I jammed my left hand deep into his crotch which made him kinda "yelp" a bit like a bad puppy. Unclebob Diary Entry
It is critical to set up a profile on Yelp and encourage happy customers to 'yelp' about your business. Alistair Goodman: How Location-Based Services Can Boost Your Small Business
a careful ear may catch some far faint echo even yet; the fearful and furtive yelp from beneath of the masked and writhing poeticule, the shrill reverberation all around it of plagiarism and parody. A Study of Shakespeare
She is pallid and gaunt, like a sexy vampire howling away, yelping out, ‘you're gonna have to step over my dead body before you walk out that door,’ and grabs the mike feverishly with black lacquered nails.
Various yelps, hoots, screams, squawks, and other vocalizations are used by many species of primates and birds to herald the approach of predators to relatives and other members of the same species.
There would be quiet talk, with occasional exclamations, yelps or shrieks from the children, but there was also a basic silence underlying all of it.
A dark shape loomed before him and he fell backwards, giving a yelp of dismay at his outline.
When ABC's audio picked up a standard "get in the hole" yelp from a fan in the gallery, Alliss responded immediately — "Oh, shut up! ABC's coverage lets the air out of British Open
Though the pushing and grappling can be quite vigorous, marmots have only to give a sharp yelp to end the bout.
Marcia let out a little yelp as he let go of the branch too soon and it tore yet another hole in her skirt.
At a loss to get out, he finally shoots himself in the foot during a battle, but his yelps of pain are mistaken by his fellow soldiers as a cry to attack.
give a yelp
Rowdy yelps spill out of the plain stucco house in Tarzana that murmurs with the dull thud of bass.
Closing curtains or doors is raised as a solution to stopping dogs yelping at passers-by.
Gone is the silly robot dog that I wanted to see yelping around with its leg in a bear trap.
Seagulls yelped in the distance above the sound of the crashing waves and flew among the turrets and battlements of the dark castle.
The yelping canines were already lashed to the spitrun, turning a scrawny herdbeast that had been set to roast. DragonFlight
I couldn't see the wolves, nor was I expert enough in lupine vocalization to determine whether their yelps signaled a chase or something else. Phil Caputo: Old Age and Elk Hunting in the Rocky Mountains
It seemed as if, in fact, we must be near, as we could hear the dogs yelping and the horns sounding (they call it "hallali"). In the Courts of Memory, 1858 1875; from Contemporary Letters
The rotten bark gave way under his feet, and with a despairing yelp he pitched down the rounded crescent, smashed through the leafage and stalks of a small bush, and in the heart of the bush, on the ground, fetched up in the midst of seven ptarmigan chicks. The Wall of the World
The youngster let out a yelp and clutched at the crown of his thatch of tangled, sandy hair.
On Saturday I had let Ralph outside and five minutes later he began to emit the unholy high-pitched yelping racket that signals that he has found some prey, and will now chase it out of the yard.
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Using her now free leg to ram her knee into the abdomen of his slightly hunched form, she was delighted to hear his short yelp of pain as he clutched his stomach.
On Saturday I had let Ralph outside and five minutes later he began to emit the unholy high-pitched yelping racket that signals that he has found some prey, and will now chase it out of the yard.
Dogs to yelp enthusiastically. drD will be attending a formal reception area in an anonymous office block later today.
His laughter was cathartic, an animal yelp that brought tears to his eyes.

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