I. ˈyip verb
( yipped ; yipped ; yipping ; yips )
Etymology: imitative
intransitive verb
1.
a. : to bark or cry sharply, quickly, and often continuously especially from eagerness — used chiefly of a dog
b. : to make a sound resembling the yip of a dog : utter a short sharp cry
2. : to complain sharply and loudly : squeal
transitive verb
: to utter or emit by or as if by yipping
II. noun
( -s )
: a noise made by or as if by yipping
barked again … then tapered off in a long dimenuendo of yips — B.V.Dryer
let out a yip of discovery — Emily Hahn
not another yip from either complainant — C.W.Morton