yodel

Definition of Yodel in English :

1. yodel

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

2. descant, warble, yodel

sing by changing register; sing by yodeling

Example Sentences:
'The Austrians were yodeling in the mountains'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Yodel

noun

1.

an effect produced in singing by an abrupt change of register from the chest voice to falsetto, esp in popular folk songs of the Swiss Alps

verb -dels, -delling, -delled or US -dels, -deling or -deled

2.

to sing (a song) in which a yodel is used

verb transitive, verb intransitiveWord forms: ˈyodeled or ˈyodelled, ˈyodeling or ˈyodelling

1.

to sing with abrupt alternating changes between the normal chest register and the falsetto

noun

2.

the act or sound of yodeling

3.

a song or refrain sung in this way

v. yo·deled, yo·del·ing, yo·dels or yo·delled or yo·del·ling

v.intr.

To sing so that the voice fluctuates rapidly between the normal chest voice and a falsetto.

v.tr.

To sing (a song) by yodeling.

n.

A song or cry that is yodeled.