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# yip

verb (yip, yips, yipped, yipping); noun (a yip, yips); interjection (yip!)

«yip» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A yip is a short, high-pitched bark or cry, like that of a small dog, a puppy or a coyote. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Y/yip/#m1)
2. To yip is to make such a sound. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Y/yip/#m2)
3. «Yip!» or «yippee!» is a shout of joy. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Y/yip/#m3)

### In the lessons

In stories and nature, coyotes and foxes yip at night; puppies yip when they want attention. People may shout «yip!» with excitement. Phrases: «yip and yap», «yipping puppies», «a happy yip».

### Examples

- The puppy gave a little yip when it saw me. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Y/yip/#x1)
- We heard coyotes yipping in the night. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Y/yip/#x2)
- The fox cubs yipped as they played. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Y/yip/#x3)
- «Yip!» shouted Sam when he scored. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Y/yip/#x4)
- The small dog yipped at the postman. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Y/yip/#x5)
- The yipping grew louder as the pack came closer. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Y/yip/#x6)

### Note

Regular verb with double p: yipped, yipping. Similar: «yap», «yelp». A yip is short and high, not a deep bark.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «yip» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Y/yip/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«yip» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/yip.html) on Mova free.