Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

yip

/jɪp/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.82 in modern English

Syllables: yip
IPA: /jɪp/

8

Scrabble Score

3

Letters

1

Syllables

3

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A sharp, high-pitched bark.

verb

To bark with a sharp, high-pitched voice.

name

A surname from Cantonese.

Example Sentences

"I've never hunted myself, but I understand that half the battle is being able to make noises like some jungle animal with dyspepsia, and I believe that Aunt Dahlia in her prime could lift fellow-members of the Quorn and Pytchley out of their saddles with a single yip, though separated from them by two ploughed fields and a spinney."

Etymology

Possibly from dialectal yip (“to cheep like a bird”), from Middle English ȝyppe, probably imitative.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: ȝyppe, 葉

Inflected Forms

yips (plural) yips (present, singular) yipping (participle, present) yipped (participle, past) yipped (past)

Derived Forms

yipper

Synonyms

yelp yelping yap

Rhymes With

ship trip tip hip strip chip slip rip clip skip flip lip

Questions

How do you pronounce yip?: The recorded pronunciation is /jɪp/.
What does yip mean?: A sharp, high-pitched bark.
Where does yip come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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