Meaning & use
Yodelling
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A style of singing or calling marked by rapid switching between a normal chest voice and a high falsetto.
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The alpine festival featured a competition for traditional yodelling.
She learned yodelling from her grandmother, who grew up in the Swiss mountains.
A note on using this word
The British spelling doubles the 'l' ('yodelling'), while American English typically uses 'yodeling'; the technique is strongly associated with alpine herding traditions.
Another way to use it
2. verb
Singing or calling by rapidly alternating between chest voice and falsetto.
The performer stood on the hillside, yodelling for the tourists below.
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