yarl UK /jɑː(ɹ)l/US /jɑɹl/noun 1verb 1forms 3 noun1 •A deep, guttural vocal style with affected pronunciation, characteristic of male grunge and postgrunge singers of the 1990s and early 2000s.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. — 2008 verb1 •To sing in this manner.On "All Secrets Known," he yarls "fingers" into "fingerrrrrrrraaaaaaughhhhhzzzzzzz." — 2009 formsyarled · yarling · yarls