yodel
FORM OF SINGING THAT RAPIDLY ALTERNATES IN REGISTER BETWEEN MODAL AND FALSETTO
Yodel; Yodelling; Yodeler; Yodelers; Yodling; Yoddling; Yoddle; Jodeling; Yodeller; Yodellers; Jodling; Yodler; Yodlers
['j??d(?)l]
¦ verb (yodels, yodelling, yodelled; US yodels, yodeling, yodeled) practise a form of singing or calling marked by rapid alternation between the normal voice and falsetto.
¦ noun a song or call delivered in such a way.
Derivatives
yodeller noun
Origin
C19: from Ger. jodeln.