I. ˈyīp intransitive verb
( -ed/-ing/-s )
Etymology: imitative
: to cry out sharply especially from surprise or pain
yiped when he touched the hot stove
II. noun
( -s )
: a noise made by or as if by yiping
the sudden yipe of a mongrel hurt — Wallace Stegner
— used interjectionally in both sing. and plural