yap

  • 31yap — [[t]yæp[/t]] v. yapped, yap•ping, n. 1) to bark sharply, shrilly, or snappishly; yelp 2) sts Slang. to talk shrilly, noisily, or foolishly 3) to utter by yapping 4) a shrill, snappish bark; yelp 5) sts Slang. a) shrill, noisy, or foolish talk b)… …

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  • 32yap — yak / yap [n/v] talk a lot babble, blather, chat, chatter, clack, confabulate, gab, gossip, jabber, jaw*, prate, prattle, run on*, tattle, yammer; concepts 51,266 yap [v1] bark bay, woof, yelp; concept 64 yap [v2] …

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  • 33yap — yap1 [ jæp ] verb intransitive if a dog yaps, it makes short high sounds a. INFORMAL if a person yaps they talk a lot, usually about nothing important yap yap 2 [ jæp ] noun count a short high noise that dogs make, especially small dogs …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 34yap — ISO 639 3 Code of Language ISO 639 2/B Code : yap ISO 639 2/T Code : yap ISO 639 1 Code : Scope : Individual Language Type : Living Language Name : Yapese …

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  • 35yap — 1. noun /yæp/ a) The high pitched bark of a small dog. Shut your yap! b) An informal talk. 2. verb /yæp/ a) Of a small …

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  • 36yap — verb Yap is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑dog …

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  • 37yap — Synonyms and related words: air a grievance, backwoodsman, bark, bat the breeze, battle cry, bawl, bay, bazoo, beat the gums, beef, bell, bellow, bellyache, bitch, blare, blat, blate, bleat, blubber, boom, bray, breathe, bug, bumpkin, buzz,… …

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  • 38yap — yap1 [jæp] v past tense and past participle yapped present participle yapping [Date: 1800 1900; Origin: From the sound] 1.) if a small dog yaps, it ↑barks (=makes short loud sounds) in an excited way 2.) [i]informal to talk in a noisy and… …

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  • 39yap — I. vb to talk incessantly and/or inanely. An echoic term also used to depict the per sistent high pitched barking of small dogs. II. n 1a. incessant talk, idle chatter 1b. the mouth ► This echoic term is often heard in the form of the British… …

    Contemporary slang

  • 40yap — [[t]jæ̱p[/t]] yaps, yapping, yapped 1) VERB If a small dog yaps, it makes short loud sounds in an excited way. The little dog yapped frantically. [V ing] ...two yapping cairn terriers. 2) VERB If you say that someone yaps, you mean that they talk …

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