Definition of "yawp" in English

verb

1. (intransitive) To yelp, or utter a sharp cry, as in intense pain, or another raucous noise.

2. (intransitive) To talk loudly and coarsely.

3. (intransitive) To clamor, to utter loud complaints.

noun

1. A yelp or bark.

2. Loud or coarse talk.

   • I sound my barbaric yawp over the roofs of the world. - Walt Whitman