yip

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Recent Examples of yip The parrot responded by barking, a real yip like a small dog. New York Times, 19 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for yip
Noun
  • Some yelp in pain after stepping barefoot on a peanut or toy.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 8 June 2026
  • Lee's voice has always been Sui generis, a distinctive instrument caught between a whine and a yelp yet immediately recognizable.
    Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 8 June 2026
Noun
  • Foxes use a variety of calls, including barks, howls, yaps, and growls.
    Arricca Elin SanSone, Southern Living, 1 Dec. 2025
  • But Wednesday down in Dove Valley felt like a level of intensity these Broncos hadn’t reached all offseason, emotions and bellows and yaps hinging on nearly every rep during team work.
    Luca Evans, Denver Post, 31 July 2025
Noun
  • Smoke, salt, pepper and bark do the work.
    Monti Carlo, AJC.com, 26 June 2026
  • Loved for its beautiful summer flowers and attractive bark, crepe myrtle displays superb heat tolerance and has an adaptable root system that withstands a range of growing conditions.
    Madeline Buiano, Martha Stewart, 25 June 2026
Noun
  • My personal highlights were the tender, lightly caramelized moo ping pork skewers with sticky rice, succulent tomato stracciatella sourdough toast, and copious flawless mango, which melted in my mouth like butter.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Apr. 2026
  • Junior Heifers One building was filled with the almost deafening hum of high-power hair dryers and the occasional moo.
    Chris Torres, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • The cafe will also offer special happy meow-er drink prices.
    Haadiza Ogwude, Cincinnati Enquirer, 16 Mar. 2026
  • This friendly, vocal lady will happily greet you with sweet little meows and is always on the lookout for the perfect opportunity to curl up in your lap.
    Arizona Republic, AZCentral.com, 13 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • On the floor, hundreds of people convulse to Blanco Teta’s ravenous yowls and monster-truck basslines off their July album La debacle de las divas.
    Kieran Press-Reynolds, Pitchfork, 18 Feb. 2026
  • Now fans can get a closer look at the man behind the pitch-perfect yowl, the pencil mustache and the flawless pompadour.
    Theater Critic, San Francisco Chronicle, 3 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • Many American poets have written hymns and howls, declarations and outcries for this country that brims with so many people, and so many hopes, from all over the world.
    Scott Simon, NPR, 4 July 2026
  • The engine delivers a deep, purposeful hum rather than an all-out howl as the gears disappear in quick succession.
    Matthew MacConnell, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026
Noun
  • What started as a creative chirp is now stitched into the vernacular—less insult, more itinerary, as the shift from the rink to the links has become engrained as hockey’s preferred therapy.
    Mike Dojc, Forbes.com, 27 Apr. 2026
  • Then, sit back and listen to the sweet chirp of birds, watch the butterflies, and enjoy the fragrances from your beautiful container garden.
    Cameron Beall, Southern Living, 16 Apr. 2026

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“Yip.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/yip. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.

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