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Synonyms for yips
| Grammar : Noun, verb |
| Spell : yip |
| Phonetic Transcription : yɪp |
Top 10 synonyms for yips Other synonyms for the word yips
- arf
- bark
- bawl
- bay
- bellow
- bleat
- blubber
- call
- caterwaul
- cheep
- cheer
- clamor
- complain
- creak
- cry
- gnarl
- grate
- groan
- growl
- grunt
- holler
- howl
- jar
- keen
- lament
- mewl
- moan
- outcry
- quest
- roar
- screak
- scream
- scream bloody murder
- shout
- shrill
- sing out
- snap
- snarl
- squall
- ululate
- vociferate
- voice
- weep
- whimper
- whine
- woof
- yap
- yell
- yelp
- yip
- yowl
Définition 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
- 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
Antonyms for yips
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