yodel

English
WOTD – 9 April 2009

Etymology

From German jodeln.

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

Verb

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

yodel (plural yodels)

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

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