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yapping

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verb

present participle of yap
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Verb
  • Lots of fussy bow-tie types yammering about Renoir.
    Peter Bogdanovich, IndieWire, 13 May 2026
  • There’s also an inanimate object that directly affects Paul’s future so profoundly that this small prop might as well be a lurking, yammering figure in the diner.
    Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 21 Feb. 2026
Adjective
  • An assortment of fake-looking whiny babies in flashy hippie outfits accompany a Lennon rant about the counterculture’s post-’60s disillusionment.
    Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 16 May 2026
  • Sarah is an excessively whiny character whose dishonesty is off-putting.
    Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Consumers have more fragrance information at their disposal today via platforms like TikTok and Reddit, where creators and users as young as pre-teens are discussing concepts that would have only been spoken about among enthusiasts in the past.
    Sarah Jones, Footwear News, 22 May 2026
  • Bass has mostly avoided discussing him and taking him seriously, despite his performance in the polls and his ability to garner high-profile supporters like Haim Saban, Brian Grazer and Nicole Avant.
    Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 22 May 2026
Adjective
  • The Dog Pound’s inhabitants will do more yelping than woofing.
    Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Jan. 2026
Adjective
  • The honk of strident organ music would punctuate moments of tension.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 18 May 2026
  • The source said that neither US nor Venezuelan officials discussed Machado as part of a post-Maduro transition plan, despite her vocal support for US intervention in Venezuela and her strident criticism of the Maduro government.
    Michelle Velez, CNN Money, 10 May 2026
Adjective
  • Infections typically occur when contaminated water enters the nose and travels up the nasal passages into the brain, often when people are diving, swimming, or simply relaxing in rivers, lakes, and hot springs.
    Drew Pittock, USA Today, 11 May 2026
  • In a dry climate like Colorado’s, nasal dryness can contribute to congestion, so using nasal hydration such as saline sprays can ease symptoms.
    Levi Keller, The Conversation, 5 May 2026
Adjective
  • One spring day in Paris many years ago, my wife, Diana, a most penetrating photographer, capable of seeing like no one else, decided, as an experiment, to walk across the city blindfolded.
    Hisham Matar, Harper's Magazine, 2 Aug. 2024
  • Since the war began in Gaza, more than six months ago, the Israeli magazine +972 has published some of the most penetrating reporting on the Israel Defense Forces’ conduct.
    Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker, 12 Apr. 2024
Adjective
  • Donald, Mark, Willie, Billy, and Tony — practically everyone in Hollis within shouting distance of 203rd Street was laughing at me at earsplitting volume.
    Stephen A. Smith, Rolling Stone, 16 Jan. 2023
  • The Wall, though, will be delightfully old school in a cap tip to the court-hugging, earsplitting, rowdy venues of college basketball’s glory days.
    Bryce MillerColumnist, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Jan. 2023
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“Yapping.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/yapping. Accessed 24 May. 2026.

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