yodel

verb

Definition of yodelnext
as in to warble

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Recent Examples of yodel Entertainment includes bands like the Golden Gate Bavarian Club, dance contests, yodeling competitions and endless renditions of the chicken dance. — John Metcalfe, Mercury News, 19 Sep. 2025 Highlights include German food ranging from bratwurst with sauerkraut to potato salad and apple strudel and a Bavarian biergarten with various beers and wines along with stein-holding and yodeling contests. — Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Sep. 2025 That’s more than double Charlotte’s population at the time, which is nothing to yodel at. — Adam Bell, Charlotte Observer, 3 June 2025 Unexpectedly, though quite fitting for the locale, the score includes quite a bit of yodelling, mostly for Jordan. — Christian Lewis, Variety, 22 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for yodel
Recent Examples of Synonyms for yodel
  1. warble
  2. croon
  3. hum
  4. sharp
  5. trill
  6. troll
  7. quaver
Verb
  • With her rich rupture of a voice, Caven warbles and quavers 16 autobiographical songs in German and French, accompanied by the electronic Catalan band Molforts.
    — Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 11 Aug. 2026
  • Her distinctive voice has been Widowspeak’s emblem since the band first emerged, warbled like Mazzy Star’s Hope Sandoval over CB radio.
    — Linnie Greene, Pitchfork, 10 June 2026
Definition of warble
Verb
  • In a profoundly prolific decade, Texas singer-songwriter Charley Crockett has refined a soulful country purview, crooning sweetly about love and perseverance in misfortune and yielding rave reviews and Grammy nominations.
    — Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 26 Aug. 2026
  • Iglesias’s rico suave, international-playboy crooning style found its perfect counterpart in Parton’s fiery vocals.
    — Ernesto Lechner, Rolling Stone, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of croon
Verb
  • Meanwhile, this column just keeps humming along day after day.
    — Joe Kinsey OutKick, FOXNews.com, 21 Aug. 2026
  • The sounds of generators humming and chain saws whirling filled the neighborhood Thursday afternoon.
    — Rebecca Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of hum
Verb
  • In the fall, the workers trade in their pruning shears for knives sharp enough to skin a deer in minutes.
    — Craig Shoup, Nashville Tennessean, 28 Nov. 2025
  • Today there’s a rich universe of supplemental Pynchon material ranging from prose only an English PhD could unpack, to sharp analysis that makes the experience of reading Pynchon communal and fun.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 7 Oct. 2025
Definition of sharp
Verb
  • Maine coons have become popular for their playful, sociable reputation, distinctive chirps and trills and their deep roots in New England history.
    — Pat Mueller, USA Today, 14 Aug. 2026
  • Zipf’s law states that a handful of words—or, in this case, chirps, whistles and trills—occur frequently, while most are rare.
    — Cody Cottier, Scientific American, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of trill
Verb
  • After his victory, Moskowitz trolled the online influencer Hasan Piker, who was a high-profile booster of Larkin’s campaign.
    — Anthony Man, Sun Sentinel, 19 Aug. 2026
  • That’s the message from NOAA Fisheries after many tuna fishermen reportedly trolled their gear too close to massive humpback whales.
    — Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of troll
Verb
  • With her rich rupture of a voice, Caven warbles and quavers 16 autobiographical songs in German and French, accompanied by the electronic Catalan band Molforts.
    — Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 11 Aug. 2026
  • Tiny Silver was a birdlike woman, either very young or very old, quavering.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 13 July 2026
Definition of quaver

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