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# yip

«yip» in Mova's school dictionary: **a short, high-pitched bark or cry, like that of a small…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

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

### meaning for a pupil

1) A yip is a short, high-pitched bark or cry, like that of a small dog, a puppy or a coyote. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Y/yip/#m1)

2) To yip is to make such a sound. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Y/yip/#m2)

3) «Yip!» or «yippee!» is a shout of joy. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Y/yip/#m3)

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

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «yip» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Y/yip/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.