yap

¹yap

verb \ˈyap\

yappedyap·ping

Definition of YAP

intransitive verb

1

: to talk in a shrill insistent way : chatter

2

: to bark snappishly : yelp

— yap·per noun

Examples of YAP

1. The dog was yapping all night.
2. Kids were yapping in the back of the room.
3. She seems to spend all her time yapping on the phone.

Origin of YAP

imitative

First Known Use: 1596

Rhymes with YAP

cap, chap, clap, crap, flap, frap, gap, gape, hap, knap, lap, Lapp, map, nap, nape, nappe, pap, rap, sap, scrap, slap, snap, strap, tap, trap, wrap, Yap, zap