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— Stephen Crane

I looked here;

I looked there;

Nowhere could I see my love.

And--this time--

…

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verb

To make to agree or correspond; to suit one thing to another; to adjust.

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Dictionary Entry

yay

Part of SpeechinterjectionPronunciation/jeɪ/Used In Literature ↓

An expression of happiness.

In a Sentence

“Yay! I have finally finished my work!”

Origin

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Common Phrases

. yaypanlilio yaymarking yayhigh yay
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Synonyms

hoorayayeyeahyepyesyigh

Antonyms

nayno

Related Words

aygeronimowhoopeecoolhailrawhideyei

Poetry examples for “yay”

Excerpts from the ReadingWillow English Library collection.