yeepv.
/jiːp/ rare.
intransitive. To cheep.
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1834 T. Keightley Tales i. 11 His feathered charge, who go along yeeping and leisurely picking their steps.
Derivatives
ˈyeeping adj. and n.
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the world > animals > by noises > voice or sound made by animal > [adjective] > that whistles or chirps
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the world > animals > by noises > voice or sound made by animal > [noun] > whistle or chirp > whistling or chirping
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1945 B. Macdonald Egg & I (1946) iii. 44 Seven hundred and fifty yeeping chicks.
1945 B. Macdonald Egg & I (1946) vii. 91 The yelping of a puppy and the stronger, louder yeeping of the chicks.
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