to yip

Examples

• All

• Wolf raced back toward the woods, his tail between his legs, howling and yipping in fear over the commotion he had caused.

  Fiction book (1990)

• A puppy scrambled down beside him, a brown, knee-high, yipping bundle of energy.

  Fiction book (2002)

• The others soon followed, yipping away into the night.

  Fiction book (1999)

• It was yipping like a dog.

  I'll See You in My Dreams (2015)

• Somewhere in the forest, a coyote began to yip, then broke off, as if rebuked.

  Fiction book (1998)

• A white German Shepherd puppy clicks across the tile floor and yips at Catherine.

  Fiction book (2000)

• In our little backyard, she races to the crabapple tree, yipping happily, throwing back her head to make sure I am trotting behind her.

  Fiction book (2002)

• As the children played outside, their puppy would yip excitedly whenever they threw a ball.

• The small dog kept yipping in delight as its owner approached with treats.

• While she waited at the park, the little dog yipped happily at the passing squirrels.

Synonyms

B

to bark

vsto yip

109 1.0

To make a sharp loud sound like a dog

is specifically a short, higher-pitched cry like a small dog

S

to squeak

vsto yip

82 1.4

To make a short high sound when things move or rub together

is less screechy and more brief and tonal like a small dog's call

Y

to yelp

vsto yip

19 2.0

To cry out in a short, high sound like a dog when hurt or excited

is a short high-pitched canine sound not always tied to pain or feeling

S

to shrill

vsto yip

3 4.8

To make a very high, sharp sound often as a cry

is high but milder and shorter, not as piercing or sustained

P

to peep

vsto yip

2 1.5

To make a short high sound like a baby bird

is similar but skewed toward a small canine's short high cry

W

to woof

vsto yip

2 2.4

To make a short sound like a dog to show it is alert or playful

is a higher, shorter canine cry typical of small dogs or puppies

Y

to yap

vsto yip

1 5.2

To make short, high barks like a small dog

is shorter and higher in pitch, like a small animal's single cry

M

to mew

vsto yip

1 7.9

To make a soft high sound like a kitten

is higher in energy and less soft, matching small dog sounds

Y

to yipe

vsto yip

• Informal

9.5

To make a short sharp cry from surprise, fear, or excitement

is a brief high-pitched animallike cry rather than a human exclamation

W

to wheep

vsto yip

9.9

To make a short high whistling sound like a small bird

is specifically a brief high doglike cry rather than any small sound

How Loud

to howl

48 2.6

to bark

109 1.0

to yap

1 5.2

to yip

3 8.1

to whimper

69 3.3

Surface Forms

Etymology