yodel
pronunciation
How to pronounce yodel in British English:
UK [ˈjəʊdl]
How to pronounce yodel in American English:
US [ˈjoʊdl]
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- Noun:
- a songlike cry in which the voice fluctuates rapidly between the normal voice and falsetto
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- Verb:
- sing by changing register; sing by yodeling
Word Origin
- yodel (v.)
- "sing by sudden changing to and from falsetto," 1827, from German jodeln, from dialectal German jo, an exclamation of joy, of imitative origin. As a noun from 1849.
Example
- 1. She taught me how to yodel .
- 2. I 'll just yodel till we 're creamed .
- 3. You can yodel right here right now if you 're a man .
- 4. You ever heard a fridge yodel before ?
- 5. That make you happy ? Did you eat a bad yodel ?