English Explanatory Dictionary

yip

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. a sharp, high-pitched bark
verb
  1. to bark with a sharp, high-pitched voice
name
  1. A surname from Cantonese.

Pronunciation

/jɪp/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-yip.wav

Word forms

yip yips yipping yipped

Etymology

Possibly from dialectal yip (“to cheep like a bird”), from Middle English ȝyppe, probably imitative.

Derived words

yipper yipper dog
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