Definitions for yipyɪp

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

yipyɪp(v.; n.)yipped, yip•ping

  1. (v.i.)to bark sharply, as a young dog.

  2. (n.)a sharp bark; yelp.

Origin of yip:

1400–50; late ME yippe

Princeton's WordNet

  1. yip, yelp, yelping(verb)

    a sharp high-pitched cry (especially by a dog)

  2. yelp, yip, yap(verb)

    bark in a high-pitched tone

    "the puppies yelped"

Wiktionary

  1. yip(Noun)

    A sharp, high-pitched bark.

  2. yip(Noun)

    ("The Yips") A self-fulfilling defeatist or fatalist mindset.

  3. yip(Verb)

    To bark with a sharp, high-pitched voice.


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