Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for yakked
Verb
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While on the red carpet, the couple chatted exclusively with PEOPLE about their thoughts on all things theater.—
Lexi Lane,
PEOPLE,
12 Apr. 2026 -
Rohan chatted with the women while the children darted around, sneaking looks at us and giggling.—
Elizabeth Cantrell,
Travel + Leisure,
7 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Barges trolled the water looking for debris.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
13 Apr. 2026
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The theory spawned after the pair spent New Year's Eve together as part of promo and persisted when ABC executive Rob Mills and then-Bachelor host Chris Harrison trolled Bachelor Nation by neither confirming nor denying the rumor as the season aired.—
Sarah Hearon,
Entertainment Weekly,
2 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Our lives and bodies conversed and chattered.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
16 Dec. 2025
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Clancy then walked in from behind the stage, carrying a bouquet of flowers as the students chattered.—
Erin Clack,
PEOPLE,
10 Nov. 2025
Verb
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But Bhatta was hypothermic and occasionally babbled gibberish.—
Gregory Thomas,
San Francisco Chronicle,
14 Mar. 2026
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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
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Melton sputtered in his previous five games.—
Ron Kroichick,
San Francisco Chronicle,
8 Apr. 2026
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On the bedside table, my phone sputtered awake.—
Shafiq Najib,
ABC News,
7 Apr. 2026
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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 19 Apr. 2026.
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