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also yacking
as in gabbing
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Verb
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Want to cover your mouth while jawing with an opponent?—
Matt Reigle OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
28 Apr. 2026 -
After Hawks center Tony Bradley was called for an offensive foul for setting a hard screen on Alvarado, the veteran McCollum got into it with the scrappy Knicks guard, jawing face-to-face in a moment that underscored the growing chippiness in the series.—
Peter Sblendorio,
New York Daily News,
21 Apr. 2026
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While chatting with Craig Melvin during a June 19 appearance on the Today show, the TV icon paused her interview to smack the anchor after a bold request.—
Lara Walsh,
InStyle,
20 June 2026
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Within minutes, the men, who ranged in age from 30 to 60, began chatting among themselves.—
Andrew J. Campa,
Los Angeles Times,
19 June 2026
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Nine days after the Negra Francisca sank, another Ecuadorean fishing boat was trolling the fertile fishing grounds off the Galapagos.—
Foreign Correspondent,
Los Angeles Times,
15 June 2026
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But there’s something more than trolling at work, something elemental in the response to Scranton.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
14 May 2026
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The fights were slightly delayed because of inclement weather, and so we were treated, first, to a quartet of chattering analysts wearing natty, snug suits.—
Naomi Fry,
New Yorker,
15 June 2026
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Wednesday evening, dozens crowded into the community room of a local church, chattering in Spanish and English in the fading light of day as part of a forum on the upcoming ICE facility.—
Luis Melecio-Zambrano,
Mercury News,
28 May 2026
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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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The interview was interrupted multiple times because of rain pattering against the barn roof where it was being held.—
Emily Chang,
ABC News,
7 June 2026
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Benito finds community with the like-minded Pleneros de la Cresta, who have been playing the island’s pattering folk music for over a decade.—
Craig Jenkins,
Vulture,
2 Dec. 2025
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“Yakking.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/yakking. Accessed 22 Jun. 2026.
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