Yip (Verb)
Meaning
Bark in a high-pitched tone; "the puppies yelped".
Classification
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing.
Examples
- The small dog yipped frantically when it saw the mailman approaching the house.
- As soon as she opened the door, her excited puppy yipped and ran out to play.
- When the children squeezed the puppy too tightly, it let out a high-pitched yip and struggled free.
- The toy dog suddenly yipped and its owner jumped back in surprise, thinking a real dog was behind her.
- The sound of a bird outside the window sent the alert puppy into a fit of yipping.