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Recent Examples of yip
The parrot responded by barking, a real yip like a small dog.
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New York Times, 19 Oct. 2025
New York Times, 19 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for yip
Noun
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They are pinched into a bright, almost surgical nasality or burst loose into grand, sideways arcs, flaring out in a feral yelp.—
Emma Madden,
Pitchfork,
21 Dec. 2025
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The growls and snarls of his hounds had turned to yelps and shrieks.—
John McCoy,
Outdoor Life,
12 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Foxes use a variety of calls, including barks, howls, yaps, and growls.—
Arricca Elin SanSone,
Southern Living,
1 Dec. 2025
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But Wednesday down in Dove Valley felt like a level of intensity these Broncos hadn’t reached all offseason, emotions and bellows and yaps hinging on nearly every rep during team work.—
Luca Evans,
Denver Post,
31 July 2025
Noun
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Jonathan Carver, suggest the name may also refer to beetle larvae emerging from thawing tree bark.—
Alexis Simmerman,
Austin American Statesman,
29 Jan. 2026
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Keep an eye out for Jeffrey pines, which will have deeply furrowed bark and round prickly cones.—
Jaclyn Cosgrove,
Los Angeles Times,
29 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Junior Heifers One building was filled with the almost deafening hum of high-power hair dryers and the occasional moo.—
Chris Torres,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
7 Jan. 2026
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How moo moo came to be be The Facebook group and the resulting moo moo movement began with a conversation between Huckins and a friend, according to both women.—
Eric D. Lawrence,
USA Today,
12 Aug. 2025
Noun
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This includes meows, purrs and chirps—averaging about 4.3 meows in the first 100 seconds of greeting, compared to 1.8 for women.—
Liz O'Connell,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Dec. 2025
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After hearing desperate meows echoing from the drain, a 7-Eleven employee contacted PETA for help.—
Ronnie Li,
USA Today,
14 Nov. 2025
Noun
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At the time, the two girls were seen as rivals, with Debbie’s theatrical voice vs. Tiffany’s countrified yowl.—
Rob Sheffield,
Rolling Stone,
14 Sep. 2025
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Squeeze the throttle pedal firmly to the carpet and the engine room answers with more forward thrust, the 9-speed kicking down several gears nearly instantly, and the car rushing onward with accompaniment of a classic but subtle straight six yowl.—
Mark Ewing,
Forbes.com,
2 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Spread over him and shoved him forward, and he was woken by a screech and a howl.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
23 Jan. 2026
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The Wolf Moon name dates back to Indigenous and early Anglo-Saxon traditions, inspired by the winter wolves whose howls echoed across cold January nights.—
Doug Melville,
Forbes.com,
3 Jan. 2026
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Seeing the sky darken in the middle of the day and hearing the crickets start to chirp and feeling the temperature drop several degrees as the moon crosses in front of the sun is such a unique experience.—
Amy Nelson,
Twin Cities,
24 Jan. 2026
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The buds actually use the welcome chirp from donning the earbuds to adjust the sound profile to the shape of your ears, which is truly advanced tech for the category.—
Brad Bourque,
Wired News,
8 Jan. 2026
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“Yip.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/yip. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.
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