Definitions for: Yodel


[n] a songlike cry in which the voice fluctuates rapidly between the normal voice and falsetto
[v] sing by changing register; sing by yodeling; "The Austrians were yodeling in the mountains"



Webster (1913) Definition: Yo"del, Yodle Yo"dle, v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p.
Yodeled, Yodled; p. pr. & vb. n. Yodeling, Yodling.]
[G. jodeln.]
To sing in a manner common among the Swiss and Tyrolese
mountaineers, by suddenly changing from the head voice, or
falsetto, to the chest voice, and the contrary; to warble.


Yo"del, Yodle Yo"dle, n.
A song sung by yodeling, as by the Swiss mountaineers.

Synonyms: descant, warble

See Also: call, cry, outcry, shout, sing, vociferation, yell

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