yip
Americanverb (used without object)
noun
Etymology
Origin of yip
1400–50; late Middle English yippe, perhaps alteration of yilpe yelp
Example Sentences
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Her mouth curled into a wide smile and she let out a little yip of delight: “They said his name!”
From Washington Post ● Jul. 28, 2022
Contrary to his reputation as a conservative fire-breather, he seemed more yip than bite.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 20, 2022
Then there’s a slight delay and the hint of a yip from Zverev with a double fault as he goes for it on his second serve.
From The Guardian ● Jan. 19, 2022
If one were to measure the level of public outcry surrounding this situation, it's more of a yip than a roar, bound to die down once the show debuts.
From Salon ● Aug. 11, 2021
With a joyful yip, Kutti splashed in, then ran back out to greet Muthu, who was still standing on the rock.
From "The Bridge Home" by Padma Venkatraman
Dogs yipped playfully as they chased each other around the green expanse.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 3, 2023
In the distance, a pack of coyotes yipped and howled.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 29, 2022
But, boy, that voice could work a singlet, too: She learned to flex her soprano so that it bent, barked, yipped and squealed.
From New York Times ● Aug. 9, 2022
Not only did he miss the three-footer, which anyone could do, but he yipped it, and that was the beginning of the end.
From Golf Digest ● Mar. 31, 2020
He yipped again, his ears back and his tail down.
From "The Honest Truth" by Dan Gemeinhart
Responding to a call, Susan Clark of Topanga Animal Rescue witnessed BB14 facing down yipping coyotes, with her cubs up a tree.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 17, 2025
One leads to her office and staff work spaces and the other to her yipping Chihuahua and the living areas.
From New York Times ● Nov. 9, 2021
To support the medical community, Shelby-ites young and old unwind with unfettered howling and yipping - they’re Coyotes, after all - at 8 p.m. nightly.
From Washington Times ● Apr. 20, 2020
Maria Vallardes came to the door in slippered feet, a pomeranian yipping behind her.
From The Guardian ● Mar. 3, 2020
A beagle scrambling to his feet to start his yipping yowl, answered a few seconds later by fire truck sirens and an angry woman hissing, “Sammy! Bad dog! Hush now!”
From "The Joy Luck Club" by Amy Tan
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