Associations to the word «Yodel»

Wiktionary

YODEL, verb. (transitive and intransitive) To sing (a song) in such a way that the voice fluctuates rapidly between the normal chest voice and falsetto.
YODEL, noun. Such a song.

Dictionary definition

YODEL, noun. A songlike cry in which the voice fluctuates rapidly between the normal voice and falsetto.
YODEL, verb. Sing by changing register; sing by yodeling; "The Austrians were yodeling in the mountains".

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats