yakking

variants also yacking
present participle of yak

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for yakking
Verb
  • And Travis Kelce and Reid were jawing at each other again.
    The Athletic Staff, New York Times, 22 Sep. 2025
  • Horn has never been shy about jawing at his offensive teammates in practice.
    Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 18 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The pair love spending time together—often just chatting for hours.
    Lydia Patrick, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Oct. 2025
  • Parents can already set time limits on app use and see if their teenagers are chatting with AI characters, Meta said.
    Ashley Capoot, CNBC, 17 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • While Posobiec was trolling the libs, Kirk, just 24 years old at the time, was busy raising millions of dollars to grow TPUSA into a powerful organization on the right.
    Ali Breland, The Atlantic, 22 Oct. 2025
  • Conservatives hailed the president’s team for trolling the left-wing outlet.
    Emily Hallas, The Washington Examiner, 18 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Who would have thought that in the moments of tension, teeth-chattering anxiety, Tim Skipper would be the one from the Skipper family whose name would be shouted in praise at the Rose Bowl.
    Benjamin Royer, Oc Register, 19 Oct. 2025
  • At a recent event for Net-a-Porter where RiRa’s vessels doubled as decor and drinking glasses, Ribbens noted that guests were chattering about them all night.
    Emily Johnson, Architectural Digest, 18 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • In an eventual 57-point Hurricanes victory, Stevenson was balling and jabbering about it, too, to every Wildcats pass catcher within earshot.
    Dan Wiederer, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2025
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“Yakking.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/yakking. Accessed 25 Oct. 2025.

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