yip
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yip¹
- /jɪp/
Rhymes with -ɪp
Where it comes from
Possibly from dialectal yip (“to cheep like a bird”), from Middle English ȝyppe, probably imitative.
noun yips
- A sharp, high-pitched bark. I've never hunted myself, but I understand that half the battle is being able to make noises like some jungle animal with dyspepsia, and I believe that Aunt Dahlia in her prime could lift fellow-members of the Quorn and Pytchley out of their saddles with a single yip, though separated from them by t
verb yips · yipping · yipped
- To bark with a sharp, high-pitched voice.
Yip²
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Cantonese 葉 /叶 (jip6).
proper noun Yips
- A surname from Cantonese.
Translations
Talk about this word "yip." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/yip. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. yip. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/yip "yip." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/yip.Cite this
@misc{yip_2026,
title = {yip},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/yip},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
