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Grammar : Noun, verb

Spell : yip

Phonetic Transcription : yɪp

Definition of yipping

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

As in yell : noun loud communication
As in yelp : noun short, high cry
As in yowl : noun long, loud animate sound
As in howl : noun long, painful cry
As in scream : verb cry out
As in bark : verb yelp
As in squeal : verb yell in a loud and high-pitched manner
As in yap : verb bark
As in ululate : verb howl

Example sentences :

Well, shall we make that black-out inspection tour you were yipping about?
Extract from : « Dave Dawson with the R.A.F » by R. Sidney Bowen

Smiley glided off gently at first, Chow fanning the air with his hat and yipping like a rodeo star.
Extract from : « Tom Swift and the Electronic Hydrolung » by Victor Appleton

Among all those yapping, yipping dogs he alone had remained quiet.
Extract from : « The Scarecrow and Other Stories » by G. Ranger Wormser

In Wyoming three cowboys followed her for a mile, yipping and howling their compliments.
Extract from : « Excuse Me! » by Rupert Hughes

Then she ran ahead, with Peter yipping foolishly and happily at her moccasined heels.
Extract from : « The Country Beyond » by James Oliver Curwood

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