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Definition of yap
yapped
;yapping
yapper
nounFrom the M-W Editors
Examples of yap in a Sentence
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.
Recent Examples of yap from the Web
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Would the Los Angeles Lakers select Lonzo Ball, who brings with him gifted passing skills, a $495 signature shoe, and his dad, LaVar, who yaps like a boxing promoter?
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On the cable news channels, the pundit panels that were so busy yapping about the millions of Americans losing their Medicaid instantly disappeared, as if fallen through a secret trap door in the studio.
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The door was unlocked, and Cinnamon the family’s Yorkie yapped at the friend’s ankles.
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Ball, who was reportedly yapping nonstop from the sidelines, had nothing to say after that.
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Consider that a good thing—who wants all the passengers seated around you yapping to the folks on the ground?
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Origin and Etymology of yap
imitative
yap
Definition of yap
Examples of yap in a Sentence
I heard yaps coming from the yard.
a dope with a talent for opening his yap at exactly the wrong moment
Recent Examples of yap from the Web
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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.
These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'yap'. Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
First Known Use of yap
1822
YAP Defined for English Language Learners
yap
playDefinition of yap for English Language Learners
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of a dog : to bark in high, quick sounds
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: to talk in a loud and annoying way
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Definition of yap for English Language Learners
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: a dog's high, quick bark
YAP Defined for Kids
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