yap

\ ˈyap

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yapped; yapping

Definition of yap

(Entry 1 of 3)

intransitive verb

1 : to talk in a shrill insistent way : chatter

2 : to bark snappishly : yelp

yap

Definition of yap (Entry 2 of 3)

1a : a quick sharp bark : yelp

b : shrill insistent talk : chatter

2 : an unsophisticated, ignorant, or uncouth person : bumpkin

3 slang : mouth

Yap

geographical name

\ ˈyap

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, ˈyäp \

variants: or Uap \ ˈwäp

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Definition of Yap (Entry 3 of 3)

islands in the western Carolines population 11,377

Note: The Yap Islands are part of the Federated States of Micronesia.

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Examples of yap in a Sentence

Verb The dog was yapping all night. Kids were yapping in the back of the room. She seems to spend all her time yapping on the phone. Noun I heard yaps coming from the yard. a dope with a talent for opening his yap at exactly the wrong moment

Recent Examples on the Web: Verb The feisty players took turns yapping at each other and officials. — Mark Medina, USA TODAY, "Opinion: Clippers, Rockets rivalry turning into a heated, heavyweight bout," 20 Dec. 2019 Poole animatedly exulted, and yapped, all the way back downcourt. — Ron Kroichick, SFChronicle.com, "Warriors rookie Jordan Poole tries to tap into his lifelong swagger," 27 Nov. 2019 As for the Tigers’ early yapping in the budding SEC West rivalry? — Brent Zwerneman, ExpressNews.com, "A&M content to listen to LSU’s talk," 25 Nov. 2019 While modern socialists yap on about free college, paid for by other people’s money, his money is actually providing free college. — Jon Caldara, The Denver Post, "Caldara: Candi CdeBaca should give Daniels Fund back its money," 22 Nov. 2019 There were laughing vipers, yapping gargoyles, salamanders fanning the fire with their breath, and monsters that sneezed in the smoke. — Ken Follett, Smithsonian, "A Hymn to Notre-Dame," 15 Apr. 2019 All of this suggests that your co-worker who won’t stop yapping about how keto will change your life might be completely right. — Neil Swidey, BostonGlobe.com, "Diet advice changes by the minute. How are we supposed to figure out what to eat?," 20 Aug. 2019 Before any baby boomers start yapping about how millennials are too sensitive, please take a class in sarcasm, then consider wrapping up a gag gift or two to the beloved millennials in your life to help them build a thicker skin this holiday season. — Taylor Mead, House Beautiful, "This Monopoly For Millennials Is The Funniest, But Cruelest Game Of The Holiday Season," 19 Nov. 2018 How to use it: When your dog won’t stop yapping, give it something to chew on. — Grace Dickinson, Philly.com, "Beyond bugs: 12 unique (and strange) ingredients at Mom's Organic Market and what to do with them," 16 May 2018 Recent Examples on the Web: Noun More Stories Nine also marks the band’s second album since the departure of DeLonge, whose utterly distinctive yap has been replaced by the more generic emo voice of Alkaline Trio’s Matt Skiba. — Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, "Blink-182’s Secret Seriousness," 20 Sep. 2019 Some offer support via timely yaps, others by quiet companionship. — Natasha Frost, Quartzy, "Flying with an emotional support animal may soon get a whole lot more difficult," 11 Sep. 2019 The source said Green sometimes personalizes his yaps at refs. — Scott Ostler, San Francisco Chronicle, "Some fine tuning to keep the Warriors’ engine humming," 22 Feb. 2018 The perpetual disconnect between NBA refs and players has risen to a crisis level this season, in no small part because the best team can’t shut its yap and play ball. — Scott Ostler, San Francisco Chronicle, "Love ’em or hate ’em, Warriors swagger into All-Star break," 15 Feb. 2018 Twitter Facebook − + sawdustInmyeye mpls1981 • 4 months ago Shut your yapsee more 1 • — Dave Orrick, Twin Cities, "Video captured Woodbury bus aide allegedly molesting 6 preschool girls," 9 Feb. 2017 But with half of Washington leaking to the other half, and with nobody in town including the president* able to keep their yaps shut, the whole government is throwing rods and leaking oil. — Charles P. Pierce, Esquire, "Here's What You Get When You Put Joe Lieberman in There," 19 May 2017

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“Yap.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/yapping. Accessed 16 Feb. 2020.

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More Definitions for yap

yap

verb

English Language Learners Definition of yap

(Entry 1 of 2)

of a dog : to bark in high, quick sounds

informal : to talk in a loud and annoying way

yap

noun

English Language Learners Definition of yap (Entry 2 of 2)

: a dog's high, quick bark

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yap

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yapped; yapping

Kids Definition of yap

(Entry 1 of 2)

1 : to bark often continuously with quick high-pitched sounds

2 : to talk continuously and often loudly : chatter

yap

Kids Definition of yap (Entry 2 of 2)

: a quick high-pitched bark

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