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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She sings “Ooh, ooh,” with a cowgirl yip, fully confident of an impending reunion.
From New York Times ● Oct. 7, 2022
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
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
“Who’s there?” he asks again, his yip now questioning, tentative.
From "Wayward Creatures" by Dayna Lorentz
In the distance, a pack of coyotes yipped and howled.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 29, 2022
The puppies yipped and bit at one another, played with toys and doused their feet in a water bowl in the backyard of Keith’s home Monday as a few foster parents milled about.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 24, 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
Later, in the middle of a rest, a man yipped.
From Washington Times ● Jan. 15, 2016
Then each pack counted off and when the totals were in, Miyax’s wolves yipped among themselves as if discussing the tundra news—a pack of twelve wolves to the north.
From "Julie of the Wolves" by Jean Craighead George
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
Maria Vallardes came to the door in slippered feet, a pomeranian yipping behind her.
From The Guardian ● Mar. 3, 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
At Torak’s approach, it started towards him, then looked back at the she-wolf, yipping indignantly.
From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver
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