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
  • Don’t be that guy who runs the same series of seven yelps all morning long.
    Alex Robinson, Outdoor Life, 1 May 2024
  • And the merry-go-round of yelps and vocal chops at its core gleam like Christmas morning.
    Pitchfork, Pitchfork, 5 Dec. 2024
Definition of yelp
Noun
  • But Playtime: Fulfillment might as well be a commercial, as a bicycle courier, played by Kevin Hart’s daughter Heaven, zips past PlayStation characters like Kratos and Sackboy while her famous dad yaps in her ear.
    Scott Meslow, Vulture, 17 Dec. 2024
  • Yappers, and those on the receiving end of their yap.
    Kate Lindsay, Vulture, 5 Dec. 2024
Definition of yap
Noun
  • Puppy Play While Kidman’s character Romy didn’t wear a pup hood or bark in Babygirl, the dog imagery intermixed with the Dom(me)/sub dynamics throughout the film felt at the very least like a nod to puppy play.
    Fran Tirado, Them, 10 Jan. 2025
  • Then repot your plant using a succulent or cactus potting mix that has plenty of perlite, sand, or bark for quick drainage.
    Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 Jan. 2025
Definition of bark
Noun
  • But cat owners know that a real cat’s meow can sometimes be anything but.
    Clare Mulroy, USA TODAY, 12 Dec. 2024
  • 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
Definition of meow
Noun
  • As a shape-shifting rock poet — a prophet with a nasal yowl — Dylan and his opaque words were particularly attractive for theorists of the literary, musical and conspiratorial varieties.
    Corey Kilgannon, New York Times, 10 Jan. 2025
  • The guitar riffs recall how Mastodon sounded circa Leviathan, paired with Blythe’s inimitable yowls.
    Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 12 Sep. 2024
Definition of yowl
Noun
  • Image: Kidde The alarms connect to the Ring app and, as well as sending alerts when triggered, will notify you about a low battery to help avoid those 2AM chirps.
    Jennifer Pattison Tuohy, The Verge, 6 Jan. 2025
  • This beautiful cat makes the sweetest chirps and meows to talk to you!
    Staff report, Hartford Courant, 4 Jan. 2025
Definition of chirp
Noun
  • And on Thursday night, Ken Carter was one of about two dozen people inside a basketball gym, where the only signs a game was taking place were the squeaks of sneakers and four buzzers to signal the end of each quarter.
    Evan Webeck, The Mercury News, 13 Dec. 2024
  • 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
Definition of squeak
Noun
  • The jungle struck up its evening symphony: the sweet chittering of insects, the distant bellowing of monkeys, the occasional screech of a kite.
    Charlie Cordero, New York Times, 7 Jan. 2025
  • But as the race against former President Trump screeches into its final week, joy has taken the back seat.
    David Lauter, Los Angeles Times, 26 Oct. 2024
Definition of screech
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