yip

[yip]

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

to bark sharply, as a young dog.

noun

a sharp bark; yelp.

Origin of yip

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

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Related Words for yips

squawk, yelp, wail, screech, hoot, whoop, shriek, howl, squeal, moan, growl, groan, roar, whimper, outcry, blare, shout, holler, yell, cry

Examples from the Web for yips

Historical Examples of yips

On the second day the Yips began to wish they had not embarked on this adventure.
The Lost Princess of Oz
L. Frank Baum
Cayke was not satisfied, but the other Yips seemed to approve the plan highly.
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
She heard the shrieks and yips of the Indians in the yard of the trading post.
Shaman
Robert Shea
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

British Dictionary definitions for yips

yips

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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Word Origin and History for yips

yip

1903, possibly from dialectal yip "to cheep like a bird" (early 19c.), from Middle English yippen (mid-15c.), of imitative origin.