English noun: yodel | |||
1. | yodel (communication) a songlike cry in which the voice fluctuates rapidly between the normal voice and falsetto | ||
Broader (hypernym) | call, cry, outcry, shout, vociferation, yell | ||
English verb: yodel | |||
1. | yodel (communication) sing by changing register; sing by yodeling | ||
Samples | The Austrians were yodeling in the mountains. | ||
Examples | The birds yodel in the woods | ||
Synonyms | descant, warble | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s | ||
Broader (hypernym) | sing | ||