yip
Americanverb (used without object)
noun
Etymology
Origin of yip
1400–50; late Middle English yippe, perhaps alteration of yilpe yelp
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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
Some mornings, the shrill yip of elusive coyotes can still be heard on the horizon, impossible to place.
From Salon ● Nov. 25, 2021
“Who’s there?” he asks again, his yip now questioning, tentative.
From "Wayward Creatures" by Dayna Lorentz
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
When his turn came, he charged the ball down the slope, several feet too far, chased after it, and, almost before it had come to rest, yipped it a foot wide of the hole.
From Golf Digest ● Mar. 31, 2020
Later, in the middle of a rest, a man yipped.
From Washington Times ● Jan. 15, 2016
It dawns on me that I’ve never yipped with another animal besides a coyote.
From "Wayward Creatures" by Dayna Lorentz
Down the stairs, I am welcomed by the yipping of a dozen Pittsburgh-hating Yankees fans.
From Slate ● Oct. 20, 2026
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
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
During our four-day stay, we fed carrots to the resident horses, tracked the moon above our balcony and woke to the yipping of coyotes.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 4, 2018
His muzzle was purple with blackberry juice, and he was yipping insistently for more.
From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver
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