Yarl
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /jɑɹl/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Yarl is a noun meaning A deep, guttural vocal style with affected pronunciation, characteristic of male grunge and postgrunge singers of the 1990s and early 2000s.
Meaning
A deep, guttural vocal style with affected pronunciation, characteristic of male grunge and postgrunge singers of the 1990s and early 2000s.
More Meanings
- To sing in this manner.
Example Sentences
On "All Secrets Known," he yarls "fingers" into "fingerrrrrrrraaaaaaughhhhhzzzzzzz."
One of my college kids informed me that the latest acoustic grinder hunk had covered it for a soundtrack — probably with that grungy yarl that everybody ripped off from Eddie Vedder.
So pontificating on how Weathereds earnest morass of block-headed rage, grunge-lite mega-riffs and singer Scott Stapp's machismo yarl' amounts to little more than Pearl Jam circa '91 for dummies is like shooting fish in a barrel.
Word Forms
- yarls
- yarling
- yarled
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include guttural, yarm, wharling, growl, vokills, yawp.
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