dict_dl/en_MerriamWebster/yau_MW.json
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{
"yaup":{
"antonyms":[
"crow",
"delight",
"rejoice"
],
"definitions":{
": a raucous noise : squawk":[],
": clamor , complain":[],
": to make a raucous noise : squawk":[]
},
"examples":[
"Verb",
"stop yawping about your problems and try doing something to fix them",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Credit to the singer for expanding outside her usual vocal range, though, deploying an Imogen Heap\u2013style yawp on this one. \u2014 Nate Jones, Vulture , 11 Jan. 2021",
"And, finally, the restatement of the American Dream for a new century, just the way Walt Whitman yawped it in the streets of Manhattan. \u2014 Charles P. Pierce, Esquire , 19 Mar. 2017",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Sometimes, even the most sophisticated of orchestras just needs to belt out a good barbaric yawp . \u2014 Zachary Lewis, cleveland , 20 Oct. 2021",
"The book reads like a version of Whitman\u2019s barbaric yawp . \u2014 Marisha Pessl, New York Times , 6 June 2018",
"But while the establishment has uttered a shaky (likely short-lived) sigh of relief, patriot-for-hire Steve Bannon\u2019s valedictory yawp is reverberating across Europe. \u2014 Isobel Thompson, The Hive , 1 June 2018",
"Of course, for Hunter, that barbaric yawp came with a heavy cost. \u2014 Corey Seymour, Vogue , 15 May 2018",
"The bar begins to fall back to his chest, and the spotter grabs it just as Vea lets out a final barbaric yawp . \u2014 Jonathan Jones, SI.com , 8 Mar. 2018",
"His face is contorted into a deranged smirk, his eyebrows raised and his teeth bared, as if fixing around that shrill yawp of the rebel yell. \u2014 Connor Towne O'neill, Daily Intelligencer , 16 Sep. 2017",
"His hearing aids emit occasional yawps of feedback. \u2014 John Leland, New York Times , 19 May 2017"
],
"first_known_use":{
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Verb",
"1824, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English yolpen":"Verb"
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8y\u022fp"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"beef",
"bellyache",
"bitch",
"bleat",
"carp",
"caterwaul",
"complain",
"crab",
"croak",
"fuss",
"gripe",
"grizzle",
"grouch",
"grouse",
"growl",
"grumble",
"grump",
"holler",
"inveigh",
"keen",
"kick",
"kvetch",
"maunder",
"moan",
"murmur",
"mutter",
"nag",
"repine",
"scream",
"squawk",
"squeal",
"wail",
"whimper",
"whine",
"whinge",
"yammer",
"yowl"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-013843",
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"yauping":{
"antonyms":[
"crow",
"delight",
"rejoice"
],
"definitions":{
": a raucous noise : squawk":[],
": clamor , complain":[],
": to make a raucous noise : squawk":[]
},
"examples":[
"Verb",
"stop yawping about your problems and try doing something to fix them",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Credit to the singer for expanding outside her usual vocal range, though, deploying an Imogen Heap\u2013style yawp on this one. \u2014 Nate Jones, Vulture , 11 Jan. 2021",
"And, finally, the restatement of the American Dream for a new century, just the way Walt Whitman yawped it in the streets of Manhattan. \u2014 Charles P. Pierce, Esquire , 19 Mar. 2017",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Sometimes, even the most sophisticated of orchestras just needs to belt out a good barbaric yawp . \u2014 Zachary Lewis, cleveland , 20 Oct. 2021",
"The book reads like a version of Whitman\u2019s barbaric yawp . \u2014 Marisha Pessl, New York Times , 6 June 2018",
"But while the establishment has uttered a shaky (likely short-lived) sigh of relief, patriot-for-hire Steve Bannon\u2019s valedictory yawp is reverberating across Europe. \u2014 Isobel Thompson, The Hive , 1 June 2018",
"Of course, for Hunter, that barbaric yawp came with a heavy cost. \u2014 Corey Seymour, Vogue , 15 May 2018",
"The bar begins to fall back to his chest, and the spotter grabs it just as Vea lets out a final barbaric yawp . \u2014 Jonathan Jones, SI.com , 8 Mar. 2018",
"His face is contorted into a deranged smirk, his eyebrows raised and his teeth bared, as if fixing around that shrill yawp of the rebel yell. \u2014 Connor Towne O'neill, Daily Intelligencer , 16 Sep. 2017",
"His hearing aids emit occasional yawps of feedback. \u2014 John Leland, New York Times , 19 May 2017"
],
"first_known_use":{
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Verb",
"1824, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English yolpen":"Verb"
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8y\u022fp"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"beef",
"bellyache",
"bitch",
"bleat",
"carp",
"caterwaul",
"complain",
"crab",
"croak",
"fuss",
"gripe",
"grizzle",
"grouch",
"grouse",
"growl",
"grumble",
"grump",
"holler",
"inveigh",
"keen",
"kick",
"kvetch",
"maunder",
"moan",
"murmur",
"mutter",
"nag",
"repine",
"scream",
"squawk",
"squeal",
"wail",
"whimper",
"whine",
"whinge",
"yammer",
"yowl"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-075133",
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"yautia":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8yau\u0307-t\u0113-\u0259"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"That combination of yautia and green banana with the sofrito and crab in alcapurrias is unmistakably earthy and robust, salty crispness balanced by delicate seafood. \u2014 New York Times , 22 Mar. 2021",
"My father cooked his with beef, corn and noodles; my mom with chicken breasts, lean pork and sweet plantains; my grandmother with beef, pork on the bone and yautia . \u2014 New York Times , 22 Mar. 2021",
"Fritters such as alcapurrias de jueyes \u2014 a blend of green banana and yautia , stuffed with delicate crab \u2014 hark back to Lo\u00edza, a town on the northeastern coast with rich African ancestry. \u2014 New York Times , 22 Mar. 2021"
],
"history_and_etymology":{
"American Spanish yaut\u00eda , from Taino":""
},
"first_known_use":{
"1899, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-095801"
},
"yaupon":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a holly ( Ilex vomitoria ) of the southeastern U.S. that has smooth elliptical leaves with emetic and purgative properties":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8y\u022f-",
"also \u02c8y\u014d-",
"\u02c8y\u00fc-\u02ccp\u00e4n"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Scarlet\u2019s Peak yaupon holly, while uncommon and sometimes hard to find, would be lovely there. \u2014 Neil Sperry, San Antonio Express-News , 22 Oct. 2021",
"For a holly nearly as large as standard yaupon but easier to manage, consider Nellie R Stevens holly. \u2014 Calvin Finch, San Antonio Express-News , 30 Apr. 2021",
"For example, the wild yaupon harvests at CatSpring Youpon in Texas are turned into three different varieties: green, medium, and dark roast. \u2014 Katlyn Moncada, Better Homes & Gardens , 23 Feb. 2021",
"Dwarf yaupon holly leaves are scalloped around the edges. \u2014 Neil Sperry, ExpressNews.com , 22 Jan. 2021",
"Declining yaupon holly plants have been very common and may be due in part to the extended rainy season. \u2014 Tom Maccubbin, orlandosentinel.com , 21 Nov. 2020",
"Scarlet\u2019s Peak yaupon hollies are much better adapted to the entire state. \u2014 Neil Sperry, ExpressNews.com , 27 Aug. 2020",
"The best of the options include East Palatka, Savannah and the native yaupon holly. \u2014 Howard Garrett, Dallas News , 9 July 2019",
"Dwarf Chinese hollies, dwarf yaupons and one of the improved Japanese boxwood selections also would be good options. \u2014 Neil Sperry, ExpressNews.com , 7 June 2019"
],
"history_and_etymology":{
"Catawba y\u0105\u0301p\u0105 , from y\u0105- tree + p\u0105 leaf":""
},
"first_known_use":{
"1709, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-104227"
},
"Yauco":{
"type":[
"geographical name"
],
"definitions":{
"municipality in southwestern Puerto Rico west of Ponce population 42,043":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8yau\u0307-\u02cck\u014d"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-064439"
},
"yaud":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": mare":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8y\u022fd",
"\u02c8y\u00e4d"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"earlier yald , from Old Norse jalda mare, of Finno-Ugric origin; akin to Mordvin elde, \u00e4ld\u00e4 mare":""
},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-084706"
},
"yauld":{
"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":{
": vigorous sense 2":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8y\u022fl(d)"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"origin unknown":""
},
"first_known_use":{
"1786, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-112915"
}
}