yakked

variants also yacked
past tense of yak

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for yakked
Verb
  • Ladies sat in plush chairs around the space and chatted.
    Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 29 May 2026
  • The two chatted about when the Beatles first came to America in 1964, creativity, his new album and McCartney’s childhood.
    Mark Kennedy, Fortune, 23 May 2026
Verb
  • This is not the first time Newsom’s press office has trolled a politician.
    Britta Miller, The Washington Examiner, 28 May 2026
  • After last week’s debate, there was lots of social media posturing about who won and who trolled whom the best.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 28 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • The two lovebirds chattered on happily about the book.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 23 Apr. 2026
  • Clancy then walked in from behind the stage, carrying a bouquet of flowers as the students chattered.
    Erin Clack, PEOPLE, 10 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • But Bhatta was hypothermic and occasionally babbled gibberish.
    Gregory Thomas, San Francisco Chronicle, 14 Mar. 2026
  • As Lindell babbled on about baseless conspiracy theories involving voting in De Baraso’s home state of Georgia, the 12-year-old shut him down.
    Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 16 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Immediately, the Spurs dwindled a double-digit lead to five as the Knicks sputtered.
    Fiifi Frimpong, New York Daily News, 6 June 2026
  • Both series peaked early and both sputtered on to diminishing returns before giving up the ghost (sorry) — at least until the IP was dusted off again, to arguable gain in the case of Scream.
    David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 4 June 2026
Verb
  • The old man bleated out a laugh.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 9 Dec. 2025
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“Yakked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/yakked. Accessed 12 Jun. 2026.

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