YAMMERS Synonyms: 88 Similar and Opposite Words

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noun

plural of yammer

as in whines

an expression of dissatisfaction, pain, or resentment a soccer coach having to endure the endless yammers from parents that their kids weren't getting enough time on the field

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yammers

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verb

present tense third-person singular of yammer

as in complains

to express dissatisfaction, pain, or resentment usually tiresomely customers yammered on for what seemed like days about the billing mistake

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Noun

In the decades after his death, Johnson’s loose playing and harrowing moans set American music on a path that would encompass Chuck Berry, Bob Dylan, even Nas.

— Steven Johnson, Washington Post, 14 July 2026
Sweet tweets, soft moans, the distant caw of a shore bird piloting toward the sea, spirited and hopeful, daylight already breaking through.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 13 July 2026

Definition of moans

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Two people were arrested, but charges were dropped pending the outcome of the internal review after complaints about the use of force.

— Marvin Hurst, CBS News, 7 Aug. 2026
The police investigation was launched following complaints from relatives of the victims of the Gwangju crackdown, which official records say left about 200 people dead.

— ABC News, ABC News, 6 Aug. 2026

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Witness accounts describe chaotic scene In the video, as many as five officers can be seen, and shrieks, screams, and cries are heard.

— Marvin Hurst, CBS News, 7 Aug. 2026
Graham and some of this congregation brought ice cream to their staffs — teenagers mostly, some of whom likely worked the weekend shift and heard the shots and screams next door.

— Mark Dee, Idaho Statesman, 4 Aug. 2026

Definition of screams

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Chattel slavery, in all its brutality, Sojourner laments, could not just be forgotten; African Americans needed to be compensated for centuries of hardship.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 27 July 2026
Fines aren’t the answer to the EU’s laments, but better third parties are.

— John Tamny, Forbes.com, 25 July 2026

Definition of laments

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Wilde read on social media that the tune actually inspired a movie theater meet-cute, as Nash mutters profanity mid-song.

— Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 11 July 2026
Your dad mutters for head movement, for cage cutting, for not playing off the back and creating distance.

— Matthew Shen Goodman, Harpers Magazine, 19 Sep. 2025

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