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also yacking
as in gabbing
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After jawing with members of McDonnell’s security detail, Reedy got into a heated exchange with Alan Hamilton, a deputy chief who runs the detective bureau.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Jan. 2026 -
Green defended Towns on many of those possessions, and the two were seen jawing with one another after the Warriors handed the Knicks their seventh loss in their past nine games at the Chase Center on Thursday.—
Kristian Winfield,
New York Daily News,
16 Jan. 2026
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The couple was seen chatting, smiling and greeting their tablemates at the awards show.—
Breanne L. Heldman,
PEOPLE,
12 Jan. 2026
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There was nothing more thrilling than the early days of instant messaging online, chatting with your friends or your crush, and coming up with away messages.—
Kara Nesvig,
Parents,
11 Jan. 2026
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The theme across his X activity was trolling Johnson while big-upping Perez and himself.—
Brian Mazique,
Forbes.com,
25 Jan. 2026
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Trump unleashed a series of trolling Truth Social posts yesterday, taking aim at French President Emmanuel Macron.—
Kathryn Palmer,
USA Today,
20 Jan. 2026
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Voices chattering in Yiddish mingle with clucking chickens, crowing roosters and accordion music drifting through a bustling outdoor market.—
Leslie Katz,
Forbes.com,
21 Jan. 2026
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Now Carmelo can be seen at every Syracuse game, chattering constantly to Kiyan and his teammates.—
Lindsay Schnell,
New York Times,
6 Jan. 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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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 1 Feb. 2026.
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