Definition of "yelps" []

• Plural form of yelp. (noun)
• Third-person singular simple present indicative form of yelp. (verb)

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• "(When one throws a stick into the midst of a pack of dogs, the dog that yelps is the one who has gotten hit by the stick.)"
• "Sadly, movies are being produced for low budgets, with third rate actors, to get a few yelps from the crowd … and that's all audiences are asking for."
• "'Give me a pistol,' said he, stopping a moment to think; 'a lion may show his teeth when a hyena yelps, that is no shame. '"