with a yelp
Frequency: 7.512.1 per million words
used to describe an action done while making a sharp cry
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Examples (10)
- She jumped back with a little yelp of surprise.
- He stumbled and landed awkwardly, letting out with a yelp of pain.
- The puppy responded to the sudden noise with a yelp and ran under the table.
- Startled by the cold water, the child shrieked with a yelp.
- When the doctor touched his injured arm, he recoiled with a yelp.
- The sudden movement made the cat leap off the couch with a yelp.
- He opened the box, and a mouse darted out, making him cry out with a yelp.
- Upon seeing the spider, she jumped with a yelp.
- The dog greeted its owner with a yelp of excitement.
- The sharp needle made the patient flinch with a yelp.