Word "YIPS" Definitions:


Part of Speech:
Noun
Definition:
nervous tension that causes an athlete to fail (especially causes golfers to miss short putts)
Examples:
to avoid the yips he changed his style of putting

Crossword Clues for YIPS

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Informal term for nerves making a golfer miss an easy putt (4)
Sounds shriller than arfs USA Today 17 Apr 2024
Wee barks Family Time 15 Apr 2024
Putt-ruining nerves Wall Street Journal 11 Apr 2024
Initially, yodelling in Princes Street causes the jitters (4)
Movement disorder affecting golfers Mirror Quiz 13 Mar 2024
Chihuahua's comments
High-pitched barks Universal 28 Jan 2024
Agent holding information back from jerks playing golf
Turned secret agent, having one sporting affliction
Problem causing golfers to twitch over short putts The Times Concise 05 Dec 2023
Athlete's affliction also called "twisties" in gymnastics, with "the" New York Times 18 Nov 2023
Coyote sounds New York Times 15 Nov 2023
Golfer’s debilitating nervousness Wall Street Journal 26 Oct 2023
Sharp barks Premier Sunday 06 Aug 2023
Sudden loss of ability, in sports Wall Street Journal 22 Jul 2023
Putter's jitters Universal 03 Jun 2023
Athlete's extreme nervousness Wall Street Journal 30 May 2023
Nervousness on a golf green Wall Street Journal 03 May 2023
Shrill barks Eugene Sheffer 22 Apr 2023
Sudden, temporary loss of athletic ability, with 'the' New York Times 30 Mar 2023
Golfer's involuntary wrist spasms while putting, with 'the' New York Times 16 Mar 2023
Litter cries LA Times Daily 22 Jan 2023
Cries from puppies (rhymes with "sips")
Nervousness on the golf green Wall Street Journal 20 Dec 2022
Shrill barks USA Today 14 Dec 2022
Coyote calls New York Times 19 Oct 2022
Pound sounds LA Times Daily 16 Sep 2022
Golfer's nervousness Thomas Joseph 29 Aug 2022
Sharp barks LA Times Daily 02 Aug 2022
Athlete's jitters Newsday 11 Jun 2022
Shrill barks Eugene Sheffer 09 Jun 2022
Shrill barks Eugene Sheffer 25 May 2022
Puppy sounds Newsday 03 May 2022
Nervousness leading to missed putts Wall Street Journal 29 Apr 2022
Wee puppy barks Family Time 20 Feb 2022
Sharp barks Newsday 13 Feb 2022
Shrill barks Eugene Sheffer 29 Jan 2022
Nervousness resulting in a missed putt Wall Street Journal 04 Jan 2022
Golfer's putting jitters, with "the" LA Times Daily 04 Oct 2021
Golfer's putting jitters, with 'the' The Washington Post 04 Oct 2021
Puppy sounds Universal 19 Jun 2021
A golfer hopes to not get the ____ before taking a shot The Times Specialist Sunday 25 Apr 2021
Sharp barks Universal 12 Mar 2021
Shrill barks Eugene Sheffer 25 Jan 2021
Puppy sounds USA Today 01 Jan 2021
Kennel sounds USA Today 17 Jun 2020
See reclining seats one's putting out with them? The Telegraph Toughie 03 Apr 2020
Puppy noises Universal 10 Mar 2020
Chihuahua barks The Washington Post Sunday 08 Mar 2020
Cries from puppies (rhymes with "lips")
Golfer’s case of the nerves Wall Street Journal 11 Dec 2019
Performance anxiety The Washington Post 09 Nov 2019
Performance anxiety LA Times Daily 09 Nov 2019
Golfer's nervousness Thomas Joseph 01 May 2019
Puppies' plaints USA Today 26 Feb 2019
Athlete's woe (with "the") The New Yorker 25 Feb 2019
Puppy's barks LA Times Daily 14 Jan 2019
Puppy's barks The Washington Post 14 Jan 2019
Puppies' plaints
Puppy's barks
Wee barks Universal 20 Sep 2018
Sounds from squeaky toys? The Washington Post 18 Aug 2018
Sounds from squeaky toys? LA Times Daily 18 Aug 2018
Pup squeaks The Washington Post Sunday 22 Jul 2018
Pups' plaints Premier Sunday 08 Jul 2018
Pet store cries LA Times Daily 02 Apr 2018
Pet store cries The Washington Post 02 Apr 2018
Little pound cries Universal 04 Mar 2018
Little barks Premier Sunday 04 Mar 2018
Sounds from squeaky toys?
Pet store cries
Wee barks
Sounds in pounds
Spot runs up, circling one, barks briefly – not what golfer wants
Puppy sounds Newsday 07 Aug 2017
Chihuahua sounds LA Times Daily 16 Jun 2017
Chihuahua sounds The Washington Post 16 Jun 2017
Sounds a puppy would make (plural)
Nervousness that causes a golfer to miss an easy putt, with 'the' New York Times 28 Mar 2017
Golfer's nervousness Newsday 04 Feb 2017
Puppy sounds New York Times 17 Jan 2017
Puppy sounds
Chihuahua sounds
Nervousness that causes a golfer to miss an easy putt, with "the"
Plaints from pups The Washington Post 22 Nov 2016
Athlete's sudden loss of ability, informally New York Times 22 Sep 2016
Kennel calls LA Times Daily 16 Sep 2016
Nervousness that results in missed putts Wall Street Journal 15 Aug 2016
Peke squeaks Universal 23 Jul 2016
Barks like a fox Jonesin 14 Jun 2016
Litter cries The Washington Post 24 Jan 2016
Golfer's putting woes, with "the" LA Times Daily 17 Jan 2016
Athlete's sudden loss of ability, informally
Kennel calls
Peke squeaks
Golfer's putting woes, with "the"
Nonthreatening barks USA Today 19 Nov 2015
Kennel sounds LA Times Daily 12 Nov 2015
Sharp barks USA Today 19 Jun 2015
Dog sounds New York Times 31 May 2015
Slangy golf term for nervousness while putting, with "the" LA Times Daily 01 Apr 2015
Peke squeaks
Nonthreatening barks
Dog sounds
Puppy sounds
Slangy golf term for nervousness while putting, with "the"
Sounds from tiny dogs Jonesin 01 Jan 2015
Slangy golf term for nervousness while putting, with "the"
Kennel sounds
Sharp barks
Sounds from pounds
Litter cries
Puppy sounds
Cries from puppies
Peeps from pups
Litter sounds
Pup squeaks
Pup squeaks
Litter sounds
Toy's noises
Nervous putter's malady
Little dog sounds
Puppy's outbursts
Athlete's jitters
Pomeranian barks
High-pitched cries
Kennel sounds
Barks like a fox
Pekingese sounds
Chihuahua sounds
Peeps from pups
Sharp barks
Sharp barks
Pound sounds
Squeals from pounds
Pomeranian barks
Sharp barks
Pound sounds
Sounds from toy poodles
High-pitched cries
Little dog sounds
Pups' complaints
Squeaks from a peke
Puppy protests
Golfer's nervousness during putting, with "the"
Pound sounds
Sounds from a tiny dog
Golfer's nervousness during putting, with "the"
Dachshund sounds
Pound sounds
Jack Russell sounds
Putting nerves, with "the"
Golf jitters
Golfer's nervousness
Puppies' plaints
Barks like a fox
Litter cries
Puppy's protests
Litter cries
Puppy protests
Cat alarms?
Pups' peeps
Sharp barks
Litter cries
Pups' peeps
Sharp barks
Puppy plaints
Sharp barks
Puppies' plaints
Sounds at pounds
Puppy plaints
Peeps from pups
Canine cries
Kennel sounds
High-pitched cries
Kennel sounds
High-pitched cries
Sounds from pounds
Shrill barks
High barks
Sounds made by 36-Across
Kennel sounds
Sounds in pounds
Puppy barks
Dog barks
Puppy sounds
Sounds in pounds
Small dogs' cries
Pound's sounds
Pound sounds
Puppy patter
Puppy plaints
Dog sounds
Sounds from pounds
Jack Russell sounds
Squeals
Puppy cries
Puppy sounds
Putter's problem
High barks
Litter cries
Barks
Kennel noises
Puppies' barks
Pup's complaints
Canine cries
Puppy talk
Kennel sounds
Kennel complaints
Kennel sounds.
Dog sounds.
Dog talk.
Canine sounds.
Barks.
Sharp barks.
Sharp cries.
Puppy's plaints.
Puppy's barks.
Cowboy yells.
Short sharp shrieks.
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