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- verb Present participle of
yip . - noun A sound that
yips .
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Examples
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Raedwald is being humorous, (see his super blog) and in the sprit of of cowardly hyena yipping from the back, Iwould like to join the incredulity at Cherie baby ` s comparison between Tony and Churchill, although they both struggled in peacetime I suppose ....
The Nations Saviour Newmania 2008
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I explained about my "yipping" and he correctly pointed out that I have a tendancy to overexplain, to chat up my feedback or my questions.
Be the Big Dog FemaleCSGradStudent 2007
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I explained about my "yipping" and he correctly pointed out that I have a tendancy to overexplain, to chat up my feedback or my questions.
Archive 2007-03-01 FemaleCSGradStudent 2007
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"yipping" which, though it would never have done with us, seemed somehow not out of place in North America, although I observed
Ruggles of Red Gap Harry Leon Wilson 1903
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Just then, the voice of a hyena ripped the air, and more yipping followed.
GuildWars Edge of Destiny J. Robert King 2011
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Some comes from the rabble, but a great deal is bandied about the press, yipping lapdogs who go back and forth between being snarky and being daft.
The Royals Keep Calm and Marry On Joe Queenan 2011
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One Ex, and one Soon-to-be Ex, Governors yipping at one another.
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Ignored by her parents, Coraline goes exploring her new home and its grounds, discovering many strange things and people: there's the crazy old man upstairs waxing on about his mice orchestra, there's Miss Spink and Miss Forcible and their yipping dog who cannot ever get Coraline's name right and constantly chatter about the ol 'days on broadway, and then there's the door to nowhere.
Books in 2010, #1 pabba 2010
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The house seemed so empty, even with the turtlenecked Oscar yipping and yapping at my heels.
How to Flirt with A Naked Werewolf Molly Harper 2011
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The house seemed so empty, even with the turtlenecked Oscar yipping and yapping at my heels.
How to Flirt with A Naked Werewolf Molly Harper 2011
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