Meaning of YODEL
| Pronunciation: | | 'yowdl
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- [n] a songlike cry in which the voice fluctuates rapidly between the normal voice and falsetto
- [v] sing by changing register; sing by yodeling; "The Austrians were yodeling in the mountains"
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| | Synonyms: | | descant, warble |
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| | See Also: | | call, cry, outcry, shout, sing, vociferation, yell | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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\Yo"del\, Yodle \Yo"dle\, v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p.
{Yodeled}, {Yodled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Yodeling}, {Yodling}.]
[G. jodeln.]
To sing in a manner common among the Swiss and Tyrolese
mountaineers, by suddenly changing from the head voice, or
falsetto, to the chest voice, and the contrary; to warble.
\Yo"del\, Yodle \Yo"dle\, n.
A song sung by yodeling, as by the Swiss mountaineers.
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