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also yack
as in to troll
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Recent Examples of yak
But yakking about redrawing California’s congressional maps is easy.
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George Skelton, Mercury News, 5 Aug. 2025
Probabilities decrease the further to the right, but multiplying terms gives one a rough guess of who’s out there yakking it up.
—Clyde Wayne Crews Jr, Forbes.com, 14 July 2025
Safety car after safety car wailed by, while young fans argued about their favorite drivers and old fans yakked about seasons gone by.
—Raphael Orlove, Robb Report, 6 Feb. 2025
At 77, the Republican front-runner may even be slipping in the head, yakking about becoming dictator for a day, taking revenge on opponents and mimicking Hitler rhetoric.
—George Skelton, Los Angeles Times, 8 Jan. 2024
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George Skelton, Mercury News, 5 Aug. 2025
Probabilities decrease the further to the right, but multiplying terms gives one a rough guess of who’s out there yakking it up.
—Clyde Wayne Crews Jr, Forbes.com, 14 July 2025
Safety car after safety car wailed by, while young fans argued about their favorite drivers and old fans yakked about seasons gone by.
—Raphael Orlove, Robb Report, 6 Feb. 2025
At 77, the Republican front-runner may even be slipping in the head, yakking about becoming dictator for a day, taking revenge on opponents and mimicking Hitler rhetoric.
—George Skelton, Los Angeles Times, 8 Jan. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for yak
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This felt almost like the Patriots begging for folks to troll them.—
Armando Salguero OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
11 May 2026
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Further, Musk is accused of using the litigation as part of a harassment campaign trolling Altman.—
Ashley Belanger,
ArsTechnica,
30 Apr. 2026
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The nature of the American political system propagates scads of lawyers and poseurs who blather on endlessly, promising everything and delivering little.—
Laura Washington,
Chicago Tribune,
14 Jan. 2026
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Understanding the absurdity of one trillion anything makes the $38 trillion US national debt that economists have been blathering on about for years look almost sensible.—
Allison Morrow,
CNN Money,
6 Nov. 2025
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British Airways will now allow passengers to gab away on flights, coinciding with the recent launch of high-speed Starlink internet across its fleet.—
Michael Cappetta,
Travel + Leisure,
5 May 2026
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Then there are people who watch on their own, but gab about it later with a friend.—
Lila Seidman,
Los Angeles Times,
12 Mar. 2026
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Erinys doesn't prate about democracy or social betterment but simply guards oil pipelines.—
Bruce Sterling,
WIRED,
1 July 2004
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But rather than keep his discover quiet, the OP—much to everyone else's disappointment—blabbered.—
Gordon G. Chang,
Newsweek,
24 Jan. 2025
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Players started bleating, serenading James with sounds deserving of the GOAT — greatest of all time.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
2 May 2026
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Justin Fletcher returns as the bleating voice of Shaun and the flock, joined by John Sparkes, and Kate Harbour as voice talent in the dialog-free feature.—
Scott Roxborough,
HollywoodReporter,
18 Mar. 2026
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After the game that featured five technical fouls and thee ejections, players from both teams jawed back and forth near midcourt.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Apr. 2026
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Want to cover your mouth while jawing with an opponent?—
Matt Reigle OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
28 Apr. 2026
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These uploads are stripped-down by design: no narration, no drama, just rain pattering on canvas for hours at a stretch.—
Samantha Agate,
Charlotte Observer,
30 Mar. 2026
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Rochelle stepped up to raise the little ones: Jayden, who loves to patter across the floor in his push car, was not yet 2, and Briana, who required a nebulizer to help her breathe, was three months old.—
Jayme Fraser,
USA Today,
4 Feb. 2026
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