yo•del
Pronunciation: (yōd'l), [key] — v., n. -deled, -del•ing, -delled, -del•ling,
—v.t., v.i. - to sing with frequent changes from the ordinary voice to falsetto and back again, in the manner of Swiss and Tyrolean mountaineers.
- to call or shout in a similar fashion.
—n. - a song, refrain, etc., so sung.
- a call or shout so uttered.
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