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verb

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Recent Examples of yammer
Verb
Our anti-aircraft guns are yammering, and every so often a bomb strikes so close as to rock this ship. Jordan Runtagh, People.com, 26 May 2025 Pass the mic Sometimes, you’ll be caught in a meeting with someone who’s been yammering on for 6 minutes and counting. Angela Haupt, Time, 16 May 2025 Come back next week for more yammering about nothing. Marla Jo Fisher, Oc Register, 7 May 2025 Show creator Taylor Sheridan is ripped, shirtless and yammering about corndogs! William Earl, Variety, 9 Dec. 2024 Brennan and O'Donnell also kept the debate moving, refusing to let either candidate yammer on. Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 2 Oct. 2024 The calendar is about to flip to August, when the already incessant yammering about Tua and the Dolphins, Canes and Gators, another breakup of the Marlins and blah-de-blah will become even more oppressive. Ben Crandell, Sun Sentinel, 25 July 2024 But nomination conventions are basically multi-day TV events and TV shows benefit from breaking up a sea of yammering politicians with a few pretty famous faces and, therefore, celebs tend to get trotted out. James Hibberd, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 July 2024 Jordan yammers away on the IG, recording every belch of a thought. Chris Vognar, Rolling Stone, 9 Sep. 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for yammer
Noun
  • Air raid sirens, the whine of kamikaze drones and booming detonations reverberated from early evening until dawn as Russia launched what Ukraine's Air Force said was a total of 539 drones and 11 missiles.
    Pavel Polityuk, USA Today, 4 July 2025
  • Pretty soon, the whine of the gears, the shriek of the diff, and the sheer cacophony of combustion make conversation all but impossible.
    Tim Pitt, Robb Report, 28 May 2025
Verb
  • Waiting for a frustrated customer to complain about blackout dates is defense.
    Jeff Fromm, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025
  • But this scraping has sparked a huge backlash from publishers, artists and writers, who complain that it has been done without any consent or compensation.
    Billy Perrigo, Time, 1 July 2025
Noun
  • Suffice to say, the 2025 Cannes market will be filled with even more groans on moans than years past.
    Elsa Ramo, Forbes.com, 6 May 2025
  • There's a push, and suddenly, a newborn's first cry replaces the mother's moans.
    Laura Gómez, Scientific American, 26 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • Woman screams as snake attacks—dog jumps in and takes the venom for her The video highlighted the canine parents, with viewers instantly falling in love with the unique puppies.
    Liz O'Connell, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 July 2025
  • Expose them to loud noises The sound of a baby screaming or crying can be distressing to your dog.
    Kelsey Monstrola, USA Today, 2 July 2025
Noun
  • The Van Tine lawsuit, filed earlier last month, asserts some of the same allegations as the Ornelas complaint.
    Kelly Davis, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 July 2025
  • Ironically, the complaint in question was never even sustained, meaning the civilian investigators ultimately found no misconduct by officers.
    Shomik Mukherjee, Mercury News, 4 July 2025
Verb
  • Before immediately snapping, sighing loudly, or muttering a passive-aggressive comment, try pausing to consider what else might be going on first: Maybe your barista’s slammed with 10 other complicated orders, for instance, or your housemate had a brutal week at work.
    Jenna Ryu, SELF, 17 June 2025
  • McMurtry muttering bone-dry jokes at the end of the world.
    Philip Martin, Arkansas Online, 26 June 2025

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“Yammer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/yammer. Accessed 14 Jul. 2025.

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