yip

[ yip ]

verb (used without object)

, yipped, yip·ping.

1. to bark sharply, as a young dog.

noun

1. a sharp bark; yelp.

Word History and Origins

Origin of yip¹

1400–50; late Middle English yippe, perhaps alteration of yilpe yelp

Example Sentences

Lyricist E. Y. “Yip” Harburg was as provocative as Hammerstein, though with a much less earnest, more whimsical sensibility.

From The Daily Beast

Rosete was totally oblivious to the way on-screen fighting worked prior to studying with Yip.

From The Daily Beast

A brindle bulldog, which Carl had not seen until that moment, gave a yip and started for the scene of the trouble.

From Project Gutenberg

Suddenly Mr. Gibney thrilled electrically to a shrill yip from Captain Scraggs.

From Project Gutenberg

The congested audience watched him closely, with now and then a yip, but mostly in silence.

From Project Gutenberg

Otherwise all six of them would go “Yip, yip, yip,” at the top of their voices.

From Project Gutenberg

Did one catch the exultant, shrill yip-yip-yip of the round-up or the far-carrying war yell of the Cheyenne buck?

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Related Words

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