yammered; yammering
ˈya-mə-riŋ 
ˈyam-riŋ
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
D. W. Maurer
yammer
noun
Examples of yammer in a Sentence
customers yammered on for what seemed like days about the billing mistake
Recent Examples on the Web
Show creator Taylor Sheridan is ripped, shirtless and yammering about corndogs!
—William Earl, Variety, 9 Dec. 2024
Brennan and O'Donnell also kept the debate moving, refusing to let either candidate yammer on.
—Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 2 Oct. 2024
The calendar is about to flip to August, when the already incessant yammering about Tua and the Dolphins, Canes and Gators, another breakup of the Marlins and blah-de-blah will become even more oppressive.
—Ben Crandell, Sun Sentinel, 25 July 2024
But nomination conventions are basically multi-day TV events and TV shows benefit from breaking up a sea of yammering politicians with a few pretty famous faces and, therefore, celebs tend to get trotted out.
—James Hibberd, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 July 2024
Jordan yammers away on the IG, recording every belch of a thought.
—Chris Vognar, Rolling Stone, 9 Sep. 2023
Carlson yammered on about the First Amendment, which guarantees the right to free speech.
—Bill Goodykoontz, USA TODAY, 10 May 2023
Maybe that’s because the people the request was directed to were too busy yammering to actually hear it.
—George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 May 2023
So the easiest course is to yammer on about Hitler while the single female professional down the street takes her own reproductive chocies into her own hands (so to speak).
—Razib Khan, Discover Magazine, 9 Oct. 2013
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William Earl, Variety, 9 Dec. 2024
Brennan and O'Donnell also kept the debate moving, refusing to let either candidate yammer on.
—Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 2 Oct. 2024
The calendar is about to flip to August, when the already incessant yammering about Tua and the Dolphins, Canes and Gators, another breakup of the Marlins and blah-de-blah will become even more oppressive.
—Ben Crandell, Sun Sentinel, 25 July 2024
But nomination conventions are basically multi-day TV events and TV shows benefit from breaking up a sea of yammering politicians with a few pretty famous faces and, therefore, celebs tend to get trotted out.
—James Hibberd, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 July 2024
Jordan yammers away on the IG, recording every belch of a thought.
—Chris Vognar, Rolling Stone, 9 Sep. 2023
Carlson yammered on about the First Amendment, which guarantees the right to free speech.
—Bill Goodykoontz, USA TODAY, 10 May 2023
Maybe that’s because the people the request was directed to were too busy yammering to actually hear it.
—George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 May 2023
So the easiest course is to yammer on about Hitler while the single female professional down the street takes her own reproductive chocies into her own hands (so to speak).
—Razib Khan, Discover Magazine, 9 Oct. 2013
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“Yammer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/yammer. Accessed 3 May. 2025.
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