"yodel" meaning in English

See yodel in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /ˈjəʊ.dəl/ [UK], /ˈjoʊ.dəl/ [US] Audio: en-us-yodel.ogg [US] Forms: yodeled [past], yodeled [past, participle], yodeling [present, participle], yodel [canonical], yodels [third-person, singular], yodelled [past], yodelled [past, participle], yodelling [present, participle]
Head templates: {{verb}} [POS TABLE], {{verb|yodel|l}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If you yodel, you sing in a way that quickly alternates between your regular voice and a very high voice.
    Sense id: simple-yodel-en-verb-1k-PGqAZ
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