tarzan yell
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.09 in modern English
22
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
1
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "Did You Know [...] That Johnny Weismuller often releases his terrific "Tarzan" yell that can be heard from one end of the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer studios to an other when he feels good."
- "Miles O'Keeffe, as The Ape Man, demands equal body time. His physique resembles "The Discus Thrower," and so does his performance. Except for five Tarzan yells, he's mute."
- "The loopy hardcore wham of “Apeman Hop,” complete with dopey jungle noises and Tarzan yells, will also have you slamdancing with a smile."
- "Surveying the living-room from on high and seeing that it was good, I climbed down the date palm, but not before I gave out three hearty Tarzan yells as I banged my bare chest with both fists."
- "Carol Burnett donned a hardhat and let out one of her Tarzan yells at the dusty, 12-acre (5-hectare) site construction site of an arts center. "Perfect acoustics," she said after surprising construction workers with the noise."
- "When Don Bragg cleared 4.70m to win the pole vault at the 1960 Olympics in Rome, he delighted the crowd by celebrating with a Tarzan yell."