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Grammar : Noun, verb
Spell : yip
Phonetic Transcription : yɪp



Definition of yips

Origin :
  • 1903, possibly from dialectal yip "to cheep like a bird" (early 19c.), from Middle English yippen (mid-15c.), of imitative origin.
  • As in bark : noun animal yelp
  • As in yell : noun loud communication
  • As in yelp : noun short, high cry
  • As in yowl : noun long, loud animate sound
  • As in ululation : noun howl
  • 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 :
  • On the second day the Yips began to wish they had not embarked on this adventure.
  • Extract from : « The Lost Princess of Oz » by L. Frank Baum
  • Cayke was not satisfied, but the other Yips seemed to approve the plan highly.
  • Extract from : « The Lost Princess of Oz » by L. Frank Baum
  • The piercing "yips" of cowboys meant nothing but an excess of spirits.
  • Extract from : « The Lady Doc » by Caroline Lockhart
  • She heard the shrieks and yips of the Indians in the yard of the trading post.
  • Extract from : « Shaman » by Robert Shea
  • No one else is able to make such good cookies as I have cooked, as you and all the Yips know.
  • Extract from : « The Lost Princess of Oz » by 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.
  • Extract from : « The Lost Princess of Oz » by L. Frank Baum

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