yodel

Y4O1D2E1L1
UK/ˈjəʊ.dəl/US/ˈjoʊ.dəl/

verb

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

UncommonScrabble 9

Meanings

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

present singular third person yodels · US participle present yodeling · UK participle present yodelling · US participle past yodeled · US past yodeled · UK participle past yodelled · UK past yodelled

  1. intransitivetransitiveTo sing (a song) in such a way that the voice fluctuates rapidly between the normal chest voice and falsetto.
nounyodel (plural yodels)

plural yodels

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

Synonyms & antonyms

verbsing by changing register; sing by yodeling

Broader

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Germanjodeln
  2. Germanjodeln
  3. Englishyodel

Borrowed from German jodeln.

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Translations

Arabic يودلية
  • يودليةsong
Bulgarian йодел, айларипи
  • йодел (jodel)song
  • айларипи (ajlaripi)song
Catalan cantar iòdel, iòdel
  • cantar iòdelto sing in such a way that the voice fluctuates rapidly between the normal chest voice and falsetto
  • iòdelsong
Chinese Mandarin 約德爾 /约德尔, 約德爾唱法 /约德尔唱法
  • 約德爾 /约德尔 (yuēdé'ěr)song
  • 約德爾唱法 /约德尔唱法 (yuēdé'ěr chàngfǎ)song
Czech jódlovat, jódlovačka
  • jódlovatto sing in such a way that the voice fluctuates rapidly between the normal chest voice and falsetto
  • jódlovačkasong
  • jódlovánísong
Danish jodle, jodling
  • jodleto sing in such a way that the voice fluctuates rapidly between the normal chest voice and falsetto
  • jodlingsong
Dutch jodelen
  • jodelento sing in such a way that the voice fluctuates rapidly between the normal chest voice and falsetto
Esperanto jodli, jodlado
  • jodlito sing in such a way that the voice fluctuates rapidly between the normal chest voice and falsetto
  • jodladosong
Estonian joodeldama, joodeldamine
  • joodeldamato sing in such a way that the voice fluctuates rapidly between the normal chest voice and falsetto
  • joodeldaminesong
  • joodeldussong
Finnish jodlata, jodlaus
  • jodlatato sing in such a way that the voice fluctuates rapidly between the normal chest voice and falsetto
  • jodlaussong
French iodler, yodler
  • iodlerto sing in such a way that the voice fluctuates rapidly between the normal chest voice and falsetto
  • yodlerto sing in such a way that the voice fluctuates rapidly between the normal chest voice and falsetto
  • jodlerto sing in such a way that the voice fluctuates rapidly between the normal chest voice and falsetto
  • yodelsong
  • jodelsong
  • iodelsong
German jodeln, Jodler
  • jodelnto sing in such a way that the voice fluctuates rapidly between the normal chest voice and falsetto
  • Jodlersong
  • Jodelnsong
Greek λαρυγγίζω, λαρυγγισμός
  • λαρυγγίζω (laryngízo)to sing in such a way that the voice fluctuates rapidly between the normal chest voice and falsetto
  • λαρυγγισμός (laryngismós)song
Hungarian jódlizik, jódli
  • jódlizikto sing in such a way that the voice fluctuates rapidly between the normal chest voice and falsetto
  • jódlisong
Icelandic jóðla
  • jóðlato sing in such a way that the voice fluctuates rapidly between the normal chest voice and falsetto
Irish geoidligh, geoidil
  • geoidlighto sing in such a way that the voice fluctuates rapidly between the normal chest voice and falsetto
  • geoidilsong
Italian cantare lo jodel, jodel
  • cantare lo jodelto sing in such a way that the voice fluctuates rapidly between the normal chest voice and falsetto
  • jodelsong
  • canto tirolesesong
Japanese ヨーデルする, ヨーデル
  • ヨーデルする (yōderu suru)to sing in such a way that the voice fluctuates rapidly between the normal chest voice and falsetto
  • ヨーデル (yōderu)song
Korean 요들
  • 요들 (yodeul)song
Latvian jodelēt
  • jodelētsong
Lithuanian jodliavimas
  • jodliavimassong
Norwegian jodle, jodling
  • jodleto sing in such a way that the voice fluctuates rapidly between the normal chest voice and falsetto
  • jodlingsong
Polish jodłować, jodłowanie
  • jodłowaćto sing in such a way that the voice fluctuates rapidly between the normal chest voice and falsetto
  • jodłowaniesong
Portuguese cantar à tirolesa, tirolesa
  • cantar à tirolesato sing in such a way that the voice fluctuates rapidly between the normal chest voice and falsetto
  • tirolesasong
  • canto tirolêssong
  • iodeleisong
  • tirolêssong
Russian йодли́ровать, йодль
  • йодли́ровать (jodlírovatʹ)to sing in such a way that the voice fluctuates rapidly between the normal chest voice and falsetto
  • йодль (jodlʹ)song
Spanish cantar como los tiroleses, canción al estilo tirolés
  • cantar como los tirolesesto sing in such a way that the voice fluctuates rapidly between the normal chest voice and falsetto
  • canción al estilo tiroléssong
  • canto a la tirolesasong
Swedish joddla, joddling
  • joddlato sing in such a way that the voice fluctuates rapidly between the normal chest voice and falsetto
  • joddlingsong
  • joddelsong
Vietnamese hát yodel
  • hát yodelsong

Rhymes & wordplay

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Cite this entry
APA

yodel. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/yodel

MLA

“yodel.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/yodel. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “yodel,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/yodel.

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