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yeeee.
interj.  an expression of mirth; see also yeeeee.

<“Yeeee ... doggie!  Do ya see what I see?”  The man’s windburned face was split in a wide grin.  —Dorothy Garlock, Restless Wind.>

n.  the cheering chorus of an audience, as during a heroic recitation by a Tanzanian storyteller, as discussed in Africa (World Encyclopedia of Contemporary Theatre, Volume 3) by Don Rubin; see also eeee.


yeeeee.
interj.  a squeal of delight, as in Goddesses #3: Muses on the Move by Clea Hantman.


interj.  a whistled equivalent to “giddyup” (a command for a horse to move); see also yaaaa.

<“Yeeeee!” the man whistled shrilly, urging his mount into full gallop and waving at Cybele to follow suit.  —Roger J. Didio, Atlantis: A Take of the Earth.>

interj.  an expression of mirth; see also yeeee.

<“Yeeeee doggies,” he cackled, “that’s by-God funny.”  —Ralph Compton, The Killing Season.>

yeeeee-yiiiii.
interj.  a banshee-like whoop of rage and fury, “cursing every foul demon of fate” (Irving Warner, Wagner, Descending: The Wrath of the Salmon Queen).



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