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Recent Examples of yap
Kate Lindsay, Vulture, 5 Dec. 2024
And his stupid off field noise was a distraction and just overall dumb (why yap at Deebo shut up and play).
—Colton Pouncy, The Athletic, 12 July 2024
John Hollinger, The Athletic, 30 Apr. 2024
The other girl is sitting there quietly looking at this dude continue to yap on and on.
—Alexandra Koster, refinery29.com, 19 Mar. 2024
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Noun
Yappers, and those on the receiving end of their yap.
—Kate Lindsay, Vulture, 5 Dec. 2024
And his stupid off field noise was a distraction and just overall dumb (why yap at Deebo shut up and play).
—Colton Pouncy, The Athletic, 12 July 2024
Verb
In Game 1 of the Suns–Timberwolves series, Minnesota’s Anthony Edwards sized up Kevin Durant on a switch, easily maneuvered himself open for a 3-pointer, splashed it down and yapped about it to Durant all the way to the other end of the court.
—John Hollinger, The Athletic, 30 Apr. 2024
The other girl is sitting there quietly looking at this dude continue to yap on and on.
—Alexandra Koster, refinery29.com, 19 Mar. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for yap
Noun
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Agnes has a gawky, floppy-haired beauty, a gently appraising stare, quizzically arching eyebrows, and a tendency to listen with her mouth half open, as if in anticipation of a punch line that will take her, and us, by surprise.—
Justin Chang,
New Yorker,
20 June 2025
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Internet users can't get enough of an adorable cat whose tongue is perpetually hanging out of his mouth due to having so many of his teeth removed.—
Alyce Collins,
MSNBC Newsweek,
20 June 2025
Verb
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Our anti-aircraft guns are yammering, and every so often a bomb strikes so close as to rock this ship.—
Jordan Runtagh,
People.com,
26 May 2025
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Pass the mic Sometimes, you’ll be caught in a meeting with someone who’s been yammering on for 6 minutes and counting.—
Angela Haupt,
Time,
16 May 2025
Verb
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Safety car after safety car wailed by, while young fans argued about their favorite drivers and old fans yakked about seasons gone by.—
Raphael Orlove,
Robb Report,
6 Feb. 2025
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At 77, the Republican front-runner may even be slipping in the head, yakking about becoming dictator for a day, taking revenge on opponents and mimicking Hitler rhetoric.—
George Skelton,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Jan. 2024
Verb
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The courtroom was sealed as the parties discussed the matter, which had been considered resolved early in the week.—
Cheyenne Roundtree,
Rolling Stone,
22 June 2025
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Never mind that the two teams had discussed a deal at the February trade deadline, or that their coach, Ime Udoka, had grown close with Durant during their time together in Brooklyn and was known to be a major advocate for a possible Durant move.—
Kelly Iko,
New York Times,
22 June 2025
Verb
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There was no debate on education, for instance, the subject on which Cash had been most keen to expatiate; indeed, there were no debates at all.—
Anthony Lane,
The New Yorker,
25 July 2024
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Ostensibly, further studies are encouraged to expatiate this understanding.—
Amber Smith,
Discover Magazine,
7 Jan. 2024
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“Yap.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/yap. Accessed 30 Jun. 2025.
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