yip

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Noun
  • Yungblud’s voice — a piercing yelp that exists somewhere between Gerard Way’s wail and Brian Molko’s sneer — slotted him in the alt-rock world, but his aspirations seemed to stretch far beyond that categorization.
    Maura Johnston, Rolling Stone, 21 June 2025
  • Throughout the flight, excited reactions and yelps could be heard from the crew over the live stream's audio feed.
    Rachel Chang, Travel + Leisure, 14 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • TikTok and Instagram Reels are rife with clips of two women sitting in a pink or beige studio and, in TikTok terms, having a yap about seemingly inconsequential matters.
    Kyndall Cunningham, Vox, 10 Apr. 2025
  • Foxes use a variety of calls, including barks, howls, yaps, and growls.
    Arricca Elin SanSone, Southern Living, 4 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Compounds in the plant’s twigs, leaves, and bark have also been recognized for their antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties.
    The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 27 June 2025
  • Even North Korea made 50 bombs while famines forced its people to eat tree bark.
    John Seiler, Oc Register, 23 June 2025
Noun
  • But then they are just met with crying meows and scratches at the door.
    Liz O'Connell, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 June 2025
  • The footage shows the beautiful black cat not with a typical meow, but with a series of gentle squeaks.
    Maria Morava, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 June 2025
Noun
  • Some hockey teams have incorporated sound effects into their celebratory goal-horn noise—a cannon blast for the Columbus Blue Jackets, a cat’s yowl for the Florida Panthers.
    Sarah Larson, New Yorker, 2 June 2025
  • In the video, Shona—a Rhodesian ridgeback—sits in the back seat, letting out an intense yowl and staring fixedly out the window at something her owner couldn't see.
    David Faris, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Similarly to smoke detectors, a carbon monoxide detector will produce a quiet chirp when the battery is low.
    Kamron Sanders, Better Homes & Gardens, 24 June 2025
  • Immediately after being traded and added to the team’s group chat, the chirps started flying. Bennett, who knocked Marchand out of a couple games of the playoffs last year with a controversial hit, was the first victim.
    Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 18 June 2025
Noun
  • The gray puppy repeatedly makes silent barking motions until a high-pitched squeak finally escapes her mouth.
    Lydia Patrick, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 June 2025
  • Her squeaks and sighs are my favorite noises on earth.
    Hannah Sacks, People.com, 12 May 2025
Noun
  • The constant clang of metal and the screech of drills suggest the sort of work underway at a warehouse-turned-workshop in this Ukrainian city about 300 kilometers (180 miles) east of Kyiv.
    Dominique Soguel, Christian Science Monitor, 17 June 2025
  • The trio frantically scramble to stop the train, but as the film cuts to black, the sounds of glass shattering and the screech of wheels hammer in, yet again, that there’s no escape.
    Gayle Sequeira, Vulture, 16 May 2025
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“Yip.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/yip. Accessed 2 Jul. 2025.

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