yammer
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intransitive verb \ˈya-mər\yam·meredyam·mer·ing \ˈya-mə-riŋ, ˈyam-riŋ\
Definition of YAMMER
1
a : to utter repeated cries of distress or sorrow b : whimper
2
: to utter persistent complaints : whine
3
: to talk persistently or volubly and often loudly <caused the purists to yammer for censorship — D. W. Maurer>
— yammer noun
Examples of YAMMER
- <customers yammered on for what seemed like days about the billing mistake>
Origin of YAMMER
Middle English yameren, alteration of yomeren to murmur, be sad, from Old English gēomrian; akin to Old High German jāmaron to be sad
First Known Use: 15th century
Related to YAMMER
- Synonyms
- beef, bellyache, bitch, bleat, carp, caterwaul, crab, croak, fuss, gripe, grizzle, grouch, grouse, growl, grumble, grump, holler, inveigh, keen, kick, kvetch, maunder [chiefly British], moan, murmur, mutter, nag, repine, scream, squawk, squeal, wail, whimper, whine, whinge [British], complain, yawp (or yaup), yowl
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