yip

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Noun
  • Simba, a goldendoodle, and Rafiki, a labradoodle — yelp and bark.
    John Blake, CNN Money, 14 Sep. 2025
  • As the spice levels rise, sweat starts to bead, faces flush, and answers descend into incoherent yelps.
    Diana Hubbell, Popular Science, 10 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Foxes use a variety of calls, including barks, howls, yaps, and growls.
    Arricca Elin SanSone, Southern Living, 6 Aug. 2025
  • 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
  • This shrub can grow between 6 and 12 feet, featuring predominantly gray bark and leaves comprised of three leaflets.
    Jenna Prestininzi, Freep.com, 9 Oct. 2025
  • In spring, rising sap makes the bark more fragile, inviting the presence of beetles.
    Emily Monaco With Kat Craddock, Saveur, 9 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • 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
  • Banner headlines pound away at us that vibe coding is invincible and the cat’s meow.
    Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
  • If a cat is unhappy about their litter box, owners will likely hear more meows.
    Liz O'Connell, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • 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
  • 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
  • In the middle of the forest, the only sounds biologist Kimberly Rosvall could hear were the croaks of nocturnal frogs and the distant howl of a coyote.
    Humberto Basilio, Scientific American, 8 Oct. 2025
  • Known for their loud personalities, huskies are no stranger to using their voices, but a video of a senior, deaf husky's silent howl is proving that even without sound, the breed still speaks volumes.
    Liz O'Connell, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • They are known to work in teams when hunting, and communicate with chirps, growls, whistles and body language.
    Rachael O'Connor, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Sep. 2025
  • Today’s Wordle Etymology The word chirp comes from Middle English chirpen (also spelled chirpyn), which was an imitative verb formed to mimic the short, sharp sounds of small birds or insects.
    Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 7 Sep. 2025
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“Yip.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/yip. Accessed 16 Oct. 2025.

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