yikes in English
exclamation
1
expressing shock and alarm, often for humorous effect.
I had a dip in the 40-degree pool (yikes!)
Use "yikes" in a sentence
Below are sample sentences containing the word "yikes" from the English Dictionary. We can refer to these sentence patterns for sentences in case of finding sample sentences with the word "yikes", or refer to the context using the word "yikes" in the English Dictionary.
1. Abandoned schools on cemetery grounds – double yikes
2. Abhorring – expressing extreme repugnance or aversion This word ranks a 5/5 on the yikes! scale
3. In fact, Broccolini's original name, Aspabroc (yikes!), was a combination of the vegetables it resembled
4. 22 No, no. It was a whoop, whoop, whoop ! - How about this: Whoosh! - Yikes! Who said that?
5. A: "Yikes, this box got totally Bashed in transit." B: "Yeah, I hope nothing inside broke."