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Meaning of Yip | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2 Specialized
jɪp

Definitions

  1. a sharp, high-pitched bark
  2. A surname from Cantonese.

Equivalents

العربية انبح
Deutsch bellen fiepen Fiepen
Español aullido quejido
Kurdî kêf
Nederlands kef keffen
Русский тяв-тяв

Examples

“I've never hunted myself, but I understand that half the battle is being able to make noises like some jungle animal with dyspepsia, and I believe that Aunt Dahlia in her prime could lift fellow-members of the Quorn and Pytchley out of their saddles with a single yip, though separated from them by two ploughed fields and a spinney.”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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