Etymology

yelping

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Today it means: The act of producing a yelp. Full definition →

Middle English yelpynge ← Old English ġilping
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The story

  1. Old English · inherited fromġilping
  2. Middle English · inherited fromyelpynge
  3. English todayyelping

From Middle English yelpynge, from Old English ġilping; equivalent to yelp + -ing.

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