yip

noun

Definition of yipnext
as in yelp

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  1. yelp
  2. yap
  3. bark
  4. meow
  5. yowl
  6. chirp
  7. squeak
  8. screech
Noun
  • Briscoe Hay punctuates her sing-speak delivery with primal yelps, yips and yells atop Stanton’s bustling bass and NeSmith’s off-kilter but hooky surf guitar.
    Steven Wine, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Feb. 2024
  • Their picturesque settler life needs a dog to be complete, and Old Yeller — so named for his distinctive yelp — proves himself by protecting sons Travis and Arliss from a rogue bear.
    Charles Bramesco, Vulture, 5 Feb. 2024
Definition of yelp
Noun
  • Yappers, and those on the receiving end of their yap.
    Kate Lindsay, Vulture, 5 Dec. 2024
  • And his stupid off field noise was a distraction and just overall dumb (why yap at Deebo shut up and play).
    Colton Pouncy, The Athletic, 12 July 2024
Definition of yap
Noun
  • One drawback is that the brightly colored bark only appears with age.
    Luke Miller, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Dec. 2024
  • One way that lead could accumulate in cinnamon tree bark is when trees are cultivated in contaminated soil.
    Katarzyna Kordas, Discover Magazine, 7 Dec. 2024
Definition of bark
Noun
  • There’s no dialogue, at least none decipherable to human ears — everything is a symphony of meows, woofs, squawks, grunts, squeaks, squeals and simian cries.
    David Fear, Rolling Stone, 20 Nov. 2024
  • This little kitty purrs, walks, and even tumbles, giving my daughter all the fun of having another cat without the extra fur or midnight meows.
    Jacquelyn Smith, Parents, 2 Nov. 2024
Definition of meow
Noun
  • The guitar riffs recall how Mastodon sounded circa Leviathan, paired with Blythe’s inimitable yowls.
    Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 12 Sep. 2024
  • The cat sometimes unleashed a penetrating yowl that reminded Ducrot of her husband’s final days.
    Rebecca Mead, The New Yorker, 22 July 2024
Definition of yowl
Noun
  • Mating calls: Male crickets chirp to attract females.
    Tiffany Acosta, The Arizona Republic, 23 July 2024
  • The music machine produced a sound reminiscent of chimes, scattered with noises of children playing, parrot chatter (from the somewhat infamous monk parakeets) and cricket chirps.
    Emiliano Tahui Gómez, Austin American-Statesman, 21 June 2024
Definition of chirp
Noun
  • There’s no dialogue, at least none decipherable to human ears — everything is a symphony of meows, woofs, squawks, grunts, squeaks, squeals and simian cries.
    David Fear, Rolling Stone, 20 Nov. 2024
  • Ride quality, wind noise suppression and the complete lack of rattles and squeaks is downright surreal, giving this Mustang...well, exactly what Revology claims — a classic look wrapped around a modern driving experience.
    Karl Brauer, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
Definition of squeak
Noun
  • Phill Simon and his family were sleeping in their Glen Park home when the screech of tornado alerts going off on their phones woke them up.
    Hema Sivanandam, The Mercury News, 14 Dec. 2024
  • The climax is protracted but darkly thrilling: ugly secrets spill into the open, winged monkeys screech and scatter, and Elphaba comes into full possession of her powers.
    Justin Chang, The New Yorker, 20 Nov. 2024
Definition of screech
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