yodel

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English

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Etymology

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From German jodeln.

Pronunciation

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  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈjəʊ.dəl/
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈjoʊ.dəl/
  • Audio (US):(file)
  • Rhymes: -əʊdəl

Verb

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yodel (third-person singular simple present yodels, present participle (UK) yodelling or (US) yodeling, simple past and past participle (UK) yodelled or (US) yodeled)

  1. (transitive and intransitive) To sing (a song) in such a way that the voice fluctuates rapidly between the normal chest voice and falsetto.

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Noun

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yodel (plural yodels)

  1. An act of yodelling.
  2. A song incorporating yodelling.

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