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【整理】2012-07-24 How to Use a Word
编者：cristianjey
Part 1 ：原文
Transcript.
The Word of the Day for July 24th is yawp, spelled Y-A-W-P.
Yawp is a verb that means to make a raucous noise, to squawk. It can also mean to clamor or complain. Here is the
word used from Joe Kane's 2011 book Running the Amazon.
"Frogs croaked, nightbirds yawped, bats whirred."
"Yawp" first appeared sometime in the 14th century. This verb comes from Middle English, the term "yolpen,"
most likely itself derived from the past participle of "yelpen," meaning "to boast, call out, or yelp." Interestingly,
"yawp" retains much of the meaning of "yelpen," in that it implies a type of complaining which often has a yelping
or squawking quality. An element of foolishness, in addition to the noisiness, is often implied as well. "Yawp" can
also be a noun meaning "a raucous noise" or "squawk." The noun "yawp" arrived on the scene approximately 500
years after the verb. It was greatly popularized by "Song of Myself," a poem by Walt Whitman containing the line
"I sound my barbaric yawp over the roofs of the world."
With your Word of the Day, I'm Peter Sokolowski.
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