verb

yodel

YOH-duhl

verb

To sing by rapidly switching between a normal chest voice and a high falsetto.

"The Alpine singer yodeled across the valley."

"He tried to yodel and ended up just laughing."

noun

A song or vocal style built around this rapid switching between voice registers.

"The old folk record ended with a cheerful yodel."

How to Use Yodel

Learner’s notes

In plain EnglishThe distinctive warbling singing style where the voice flips quickly between low and high notes, best known from Alpine folk music.

Common pairings

yodel a tune break into a yodel

yodeled past tense, yodelled past tense, yodels plural, yodels singular

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Borrowed from German "jodeln," describing the same style of singing associated with Alpine folk music.

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