SINCE 1828
yipe
intransitive verb
\ ˈyīp\
-ed/-ing/-s
Definition of yipe
(Entry 1 of 2)
: to cry out sharply especially from surprise or pain
yiped when he touched the hot stove
yipe
noun
\ "\
plural -s
Definition of yipe (Entry 2 of 2)
: a noise made by or as if by yiping
the sudden yipe of a mongrel hurt— Wallace Stegner
—used interjectionally in both singular and plural
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