different between yelp vs hurrah

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /j?lp/
• Rhymes: -?lp

Etymology 1

From Middle English ?elp, yelp, from Old English ?ielp (“boasting, arrogance, pride”), from Proto-Germanic *gelp? (“boasting”), from Proto-Indo-European *g?el- (“to shout”).

Noun

yelp (plural yelps)

1. An abrupt, high-pitched noise or utterance.

   The puppy let out a yelp when I stepped on her tail.

2. A type of emergency vehicle siren sounding quicker and more intense than the wail.

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Etymology 2

From Middle English ?elpen, yelpen, from Old English ?ielpan (“to boast”), from Proto-Germanic *gelpan?. Compare Saterland Frisian jalpe (“to bleep; cheep”).

Verb

yelp (third-person singular simple present yelps, present participle yelping, simple past and past participle yelped)

1. To utter an abrupt, high-pitched noise.

   The children yelped with delight as they played in the cold water.

Translations

Anagrams

• Pyle

Middle English

Noun

yelp

1. Alternative form of ?elp

English

Alternative forms

• hoorah, hooray, hurra, hurray

Etymology

Unknown. Possibly adopted from German hurra, itself of uncertain origin, or possibly an alteration of huzzah.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /h?????/
• Rhymes: -??

Interjection

hurrah

1. Expressing approval, appreciation, or happiness.

Synonyms

• (expression of approval): see Thesaurus:well done
• (expression of joy): see Thesaurus:yay

Translations

Noun

hurrah (plural hurrahs)

1. A cheer; a cry of hurrah!.

Derived terms

• the last hurrah

Translations

Verb

hurrah (third-person singular simple present hurrahs, present participle hurrahing, simple past and past participle hurrahed)

1. (transitive, intransitive) To give a hurrah (to somebody).