YELPED Synonyms: 26 Similar and Opposite Words

yelped

verb

past tense of yelp

as in shrieked

to cry out loudly and emotionally yelped with surprise when everything fell off the closet shelf and onto his head

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Recent Examples of yelped The box also can be yelped, and the sound carries much farther than do my other yelpers. — Charles Elliott, Outdoor Life, 2 Apr. 2026 Or rather not sang but yelped along happily. — Literary Hub, 23 Jan. 2026 The dog yelped in pain for a few seconds, then carried on as before. — Ben Taub, New Yorker, 24 Nov. 2025 The timid guests walk in and out of the room, and at times have yelped, before eventually building up their bravery and getting in line. — Lauren Penington, Denver Post, 18 Aug. 2025

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Fans shrieked and hollered as every player in the realmwide war — Queen Rhaenyra (Emma D’Arcy), Prince Daemon (Matt Smith), the Sea Snake (Steve Toussaint) and his nemesis Lohar (Abigail Thorn) — popped up.

— Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 22 June 2026
As the noise-rap-electro act Jane Remover shrieked and pleaded through a 90-minute marathon set at the Fonda on Thursday night, one very young couple dressed right out of a conservative‘s nightmare — gender-ambiguous, purple hair, facial piercings — tapped me on the shoulder.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 19 June 2026

Definition of shrieked

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Paired with an all-leather ensemble, pants and pointed-toe pumps included, the hair screamed ’80s rom-com star, the curls falling toward her face in a single swift motion.

— Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 7 Oct. 2026
Yaffa, who was carrying a pink-and-green school backpack and a matching lunchbox, screamed and covered her ears.

— Mosab Abu Toha, New Yorker, 7 Oct. 2026

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