yip

[ yip ]

/ yɪp /

verb (used without object), yipped, yip·ping.

to bark sharply, as a young dog.

noun

a sharp bark; yelp.

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Origin of yip

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

Words nearby yip

yinchuan, yindie, yingkou, yinglish, yinxian, yip, yipe, yipes, yippee, yippie, yips

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Example sentences from the Web for yips

Cayke was not satisfied, but the other Yips seemed to approve the plan highly.
The Lost Princess of Oz|L. Frank Baum
On the second day the Yips began to wish they had not embarked on this adventure.
The Lost Princess of Oz|L. Frank Baum
No one else is able to make such good cookies as I have cooked, as you and all the Yips know.
The Lost Princess of Oz|L. Frank Baum
But he has lived many years among the Yips, who have found him so wise and intelligent that they always go to him for advice.
The Lost Princess of Oz|L. Frank Baum

The piercing "yips" of cowboys meant nothing but an excess of spirits.
The Lady Doc|Caroline Lockhart

British Dictionary definitions for yips

yips

/ (jɪps) /

pl n

the yips informal (in sport, originally esp golf) nervous twitching or tension that destroys concentration and spoils performance

Word Origin for yips

C20: of unknown origin

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