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yodel

yo·del

UK/ˈjəʊ.dəl/ US/ˈjoʊ.dəl/ rare
noun (1) verb (1)

noun

1.

a songlike cry in which the voice fluctuates rapidly between the normal voice and falsetto

verb

1.

sing by changing register; sing by yodeling

  • “The Austrians were yodeling in the mountains”
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Origin

Borrowed from German jodeln.

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