Definition of "yip" []

• A sharp, high-pitched bark; a yelp. (noun)
• To emit a yip; yelp. (verb-intransitive)

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• "The creature in which they have the greatest faith is the bun-yip, which is supposed to haunt rivers, lakes, and other bodies of water, and possesses remarkable powers."
• "There was no contact and Edwards looks at the ball in the whole way, and I think you're supposed to look the ball into your hands, but there was a very slight, last second "yip" he makes with his head."
• "They remind me of a pack of feral, ankle-biter dogs led by the ones that yip the loudest."