yapped (at)

past tense of yap (at)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for yapped (at)
Verb
  • He was annoyed when people advocated that.
    Marni Rose McFall, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Oct. 2025
  • Some people may be annoyed with thousands of fake videos of themselves flooding the internet, but Paul seems to be amused by it.
    Carly Thomas, HollywoodReporter, 8 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • In 16 minutes off the bench, Payton made all five of his shots and harassed any ballhandler he was assigned to.
    Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 13 Oct. 2025
  • The defensive front harassed OU quarterback John Mateer consistently, sacking him five times.
    Sam Khan Jr, New York Times, 12 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • However, the Memphis Police Department has disputed the narrative that the city is plagued by crime.
    Julia Bonavita, FOXNews.com, 15 Oct. 2025
  • Located across a causeway from downtown Miami and overlooking Biscayne Bay, the park was beloved by those who grew up visiting the landmark, but plagued by persistent animal welfare complaints.
    Jim Edwards, Fortune, 14 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • That last diagnosis, in particular, irked Michelle.
    Eli Cahan, Rolling Stone, 16 Oct. 2025
  • Frustrated hikers and out-of-state visitors Many visitors to national parks in the Washington, DC, region on Friday were just irked with the lack of services and poor communication.
    Brian Todd, CNN Money, 4 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The confidence showed in Game 1 against the Dodgers, and the Brewers avoided the first-inning stumbles that vexed them against the Cubs.
    Andy McCullough, New York Times, 14 Oct. 2025
  • Who would not raise a glass to the memory of so vexed a merrymaker, under whose spell the city is transformed into an exotic pastoral?
    Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 13 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Banks has bugged Kerkering to clean his locker, to no avail.
    Charlotte Varnes, New York Times, 8 Oct. 2025
  • Power gains are bugged to be too low for a new power grind that no one wants to do anyway.
    Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The elbow that bothered him for days after being hit by a foul tip earlier this season.
    Brittany Ghiroli, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2025
  • These shoes didn’t have the best arch support, but that wasn’t something that bothered us when walking for short or long periods of time.
    Averi Baudler, PEOPLE, 10 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Martin was urged to dye their hair darker so that Alex could be taken more seriously.
    Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 12 Oct. 2025
  • Governors like Kathy Hochul of New York and Wes Moore of Maryland stopped short of declaring emergencies but still urged vigilance.
    Dakin Andone, CNN Money, 12 Oct. 2025
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“Yapped (at).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/yapped%20%28at%29. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.

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