yip
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yip
(yĭp)n.
A sharp, high-pitched bark; a yelp.
intr.v. yipped, yip·ping, yips
To emit a yip; yelp.
[Perhaps Middle English yippe, a cheeping sound, from yippen, to cheep, of imitative origin.]
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yip
(jɪp)vb (intr)
to yelp
n
a yelp
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yip
(yɪp)v. yipped, yip•ping,
n. v.i.
1. to bark sharply, as a young dog.
n. 2. a sharp bark; yelp.
[1400–50; late Middle English yippe]
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yip
Past participle: yipped
Gerund: yipping
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| Noun | 1. | yip - a sharp high-pitched cry (especially by a dog) cry - the characteristic utterance of an animal; "animal cries filled the night" |
| Verb | 1. |  yip - bark in a high-pitched tone; "the puppies yelped"bark - make barking sounds; "The dogs barked at the stranger" |
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