Yelp
noun
A sharp, high-pitched sound, like when a person or animal cries out in pain or surprise.
The dog let out a yelp when the cat scratched it.
verb
To make a sharp, high-pitched sound, usually out of pain or surprise.
He yelped in surprise when the cold water hit his skin.
noun
An online business directory where people can find and review businesses.
He found a good pizza place nearby on Yelp.
noun
A sharp, high-pitched sound, like when a person or animal cries out in pain or surprise.
The dog let out a yelp when the cat scratched it.
verb
To make a sharp, high-pitched sound, usually out of pain or surprise.
He yelped in surprise when the cold water hit his skin.
noun
An online business directory where people can find and review businesses.
He found a good pizza place nearby on Yelp.
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/3Pain or Surprise
Use 'yelp' to describe sudden sounds from pain or surprise, not long-lasting sounds.
She let out a quick yelp when she stubbed her toe.
Pro Tip 2/3Emotional Reaction
'Yelp' conveys a strong emotional reaction, often unplanned and spontaneous.
He yelped as he touched the hot pan.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Just Humans
Animals can also 'yelp,' especially when they're hurt or scared.
The puppy yelped when it got lost.
Pro Tip 1/3Pain or Surprise
Use 'yelp' to describe sudden sounds from pain or surprise, not long-lasting sounds.
She let out a quick yelp when she stubbed her toe.
Pro Tip 2/3Emotional Reaction
'Yelp' conveys a strong emotional reaction, often unplanned and spontaneous.
He yelped as he touched the hot pan.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Just Humans
Animals can also 'yelp,' especially when they're hurt or scared.
The puppy yelped when it got lost.
Pro Tip 1/3Pain or Surprise
Use 'yelp' to describe sudden sounds from pain or surprise, not long-lasting sounds.
She let out a quick yelp when she stubbed her toe.
Pro Tip 2/3Emotional Reaction
'Yelp' conveys a strong emotional reaction, often unplanned and spontaneous.
He yelped as he touched the hot pan.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Just Humans
Animals can also 'yelp,' especially when they're hurt or scared.
The puppy yelped when it got lost.
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Video examples
The Japanese myth of the...
but he couldn’t find anything unusual about it. Hoping a cup of tea would help them think, they set the kettle on the fire. Within moments, the metal began to sweat. Suddenly, it sprouted a scrubby tail, furry paws and pointed nose. With a yelp, the salesman recognized the tanuki he’d freed. The salesman was shocked.
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New Zealand's Stunning...
There had to be like thirty dolphins and it was mesmerizing. I must have yelped a dozen times, cause every time they came up it was like a squeal of delight. I’ve never been that close with wildlife.
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Tom Osborn: A new way to...
But farming threatened the land, and the future was all of a sudden bleak. And so the lion roared. But there was no water. And the elephant grunted. But there was no water. And the cheetah yelped,
Video examples
The Japanese myth of the...
but he couldn’t find anything unusual about it. Hoping a cup of tea would help them think, they set the kettle on the fire. Within moments, the metal began to sweat. Suddenly, it sprouted a scrubby tail, furry paws and pointed nose. With a yelp, the salesman recognized the tanuki he’d freed. The salesman was shocked.
Video examples
New Zealand's Stunning...
There had to be like thirty dolphins and it was mesmerizing. I must have yelped a dozen times, cause every time they came up it was like a squeal of delight. I’ve never been that close with wildlife.
Video examples
Tom Osborn: A new way to...
But farming threatened the land, and the future was all of a sudden bleak. And so the lion roared. But there was no water. And the elephant grunted. But there was no water. And the cheetah yelped,
Example 1 of 3
Quote examples
Jenna Wortham
American Journalist
Once, at Thanksgiving, a neighbor wandered in while my cousin Lisa worked on a turkey, shearing meat off its frame and sliding the steaming slices onto a big flowered plate. 'Hey, that's the man's job,' she yelped, in between slurps of her Big Gulp. No one even paused to acknowledge the comment; everyone just laughed and laughed.
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Andrew Zimmern
American Critic
Yelp is - I mean, Yelp's not even good for looking up the restaurant's phone number because, you know, on the site, they just want you to read their reviews and look at their ads. They don't even actually want to give you the information about the restaurant or the menu.
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Jeremy Stoppelman
American Businessman
Where folks like Google have fallen down is in just putting a little review box up, then closing their eyes and letting the algorithm take care of itself. Yelp is a technology company, but also a company that understands how people want to connect with one another.
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Max Levchin
Ukrainian Businessman
You're going to pull out your phone and try to use whatever is the most appropriate app on your iPhone or your Android device. Yelp saw that very early on. And when we launched the mobile product, we saw immediate growth, and we were stunned.
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Jeremy Stoppelman
American Businessman
Yelp has been in this business since it really became something worth thinking about in 2004, when the transition started happening from the world of the Yellow Pages to the world of searching online for local information.
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Ariel Pink
American Musician
We're all making castles in the sand, wonderful tapestries, an exquisite corpse. But is it meaningful? No. It's dogs barking. It doesn't mean anything beyond our yelping, at the pain of being alive.
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John McWhorter
American Writer
People have been warning us that language was going to the dogs ever since Latin started turning into French. Yet the dogs in question never seem to emerge yelping on the horizon.
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Robert Burns
Scottish Poet
Firmness in enduring and exertion is a character I always wish to possess. I have always despised the whining yelp of complaint and cowardly resolve.
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Diogenes
Greek Philosopher
I am called a dog because I fawn on those who give me anything, I yelp at those who refuse, and I set my teeth in rascals.
Quote examples
Jeremy Stoppelman
American Businessman
Yelp is in a very nice spot: local data, and especially review data, is one of the killer apps on mobile phones.
Quote examples
Jenna Wortham
American Journalist
Once, at Thanksgiving, a neighbor wandered in while my cousin Lisa worked on a turkey, shearing meat off its frame and sliding the steaming slices onto a big flowered plate. 'Hey, that's the man's job,' she yelped, in between slurps of her Big Gulp. No one even paused to acknowledge the comment; everyone just laughed and laughed.
Quote examples
Andrew Zimmern
American Critic
Yelp is - I mean, Yelp's not even good for looking up the restaurant's phone number because, you know, on the site, they just want you to read their reviews and look at their ads. They don't even actually want to give you the information about the restaurant or the menu.
Quote examples
Jeremy Stoppelman
American Businessman
Where folks like Google have fallen down is in just putting a little review box up, then closing their eyes and letting the algorithm take care of itself. Yelp is a technology company, but also a company that understands how people want to connect with one another.
Quote examples
Max Levchin
Ukrainian Businessman
You're going to pull out your phone and try to use whatever is the most appropriate app on your iPhone or your Android device. Yelp saw that very early on. And when we launched the mobile product, we saw immediate growth, and we were stunned.
Quote examples
Jeremy Stoppelman
American Businessman
Yelp has been in this business since it really became something worth thinking about in 2004, when the transition started happening from the world of the Yellow Pages to the world of searching online for local information.
Quote examples
Ariel Pink
American Musician
We're all making castles in the sand, wonderful tapestries, an exquisite corpse. But is it meaningful? No. It's dogs barking. It doesn't mean anything beyond our yelping, at the pain of being alive.
Quote examples
John McWhorter
American Writer
People have been warning us that language was going to the dogs ever since Latin started turning into French. Yet the dogs in question never seem to emerge yelping on the horizon.
Quote examples
Robert Burns
Scottish Poet
Firmness in enduring and exertion is a character I always wish to possess. I have always despised the whining yelp of complaint and cowardly resolve.
Quote examples
Diogenes
Greek Philosopher
I am called a dog because I fawn on those who give me anything, I yelp at those who refuse, and I set my teeth in rascals.
Quote examples
Jeremy Stoppelman
American Businessman
Yelp is in a very nice spot: local data, and especially review data, is one of the killer apps on mobile phones.
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