yip
Top
(yĭp) 
n.
A sharp, high-pitched bark; a yelp.
intr.v., yipped, yip·ping, yips.
To emit a yip; yelp.
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.]
Top
noun
- A shrill, short cry: squeal, yap, yawp, yelp. See sounds/pleasant sounds/unpleasant sounds/neutral sounds or silence.
verb
- To utter a shrill, short cry: squeal, yap, yawp, yelp. See sounds/pleasant sounds/unpleasant sounds/neutral sounds or silence.
Random House Word Menu:
Top
categories related to 'yip'
Post a question - any question - to the WikiAnswers community:
Copyrights:
American Heritage Dictionary
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition Copyright © 2007, 2000 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Updated in 2009. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
Read more
Roget's Thesaurus
Roget's II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition by the Editors of the American Heritage® Dictionary Copyright © 1995 byHoughton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
Read more
Mentioned in
My Lucky Star
(2003 Comedy Film)
Tim Yip
(Actor, Epic/Drama)
Deserving Design
(2007 Leisure Arts TV Series)
Yip-Yip
(Electronica Band, 2000s)
This Is the Army [Original Broadway Cast]
(1942 Album by Original Broadway Cast)
» More