Yodel

['jəʊd(ə)l] or ['jodl]

Definition

(noun.) a songlike cry in which the voice fluctuates rapidly between the normal voice and falsetto.

(verb.) sing by changing register; sing by yodeling; 'The Austrians were yodeling in the mountains'.

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Definition

(v. t. & i.) Alt. of Yodle

(n.) Alt. of Yodle

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Definition

v.t. and v.i. to sing changing frequently from the ordinary voice to falsetto and back again after the manner of the mountaineers of the Tyrol.—n. a song sung in this fashion—also Jō′del.—ns. Yō′deler Yō′dler.

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