0 past simple and past participle of yelp
1 to make a sudden, short, high sound, usually when in pain:
I guess by instinct she kind of yelped and flung her arm out, missing my eye with her bracelet by like an inch.
The donor's head bit the recipient behind the ear, so that the latter yelped and shook its head.
Show collies barked, yelped and lost control of many sheep.
The celebrity guest felt everything that the doll felt; her hands became charred when he burned the doll's hands, and she yelped when he poked the doll.