<p><strong>Verb (used without object):</strong></p><ul><li>to give a quick, sharp, shrill cry, as a dog or fox.</li><li>to call or cry out sharply: The boy yelped in pain when the horse stepped on his foot.</li></ul><p><strong>Verb (used with object):</strong></p><ul><li>to utter or express by or as if by yelping.</li></ul><p><strong>Noun:</strong></p><ul><li>a quick, sharp bark or cry.</li></ul>