Antonyms for yips

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

Synonyms for yips

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