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yipe

intransitive verb
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\ 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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History and Etymology for yipe

Intransitive verb

imitative

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“Yipe.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/yipe. Accessed 5 Jul. 2022.

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