yapping (at)

verb

present participle of yap (at)
as in carping (at)

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  1. annoying
  2. harassing
  3. plaguing
  4. riding
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  • Kids in all three countries loved learning dances from TikTok and annoying their siblings.
    — Ryan Lenora Brown, Christian Science Monitor, 12 Aug. 2026
  • Of course, this would depend on whether the managers choose to pick their strongest teams in what for some is a meaningless, even annoying extra fixture, for squads who just want to go home.
    — Eduardo Tansley, New York Times, 18 July 2026
Definition of annoying
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  • Powerless even against the most run-of-the-mill villains, the men casually harassing her at the diner.
    — Emily Temple, Literary Hub, 18 Aug. 2026
  • The settlers, emboldened by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s right-wing government, have ramped up attacks on Palestinian towns and villages, harassing residents and setting homes, mosques and fields ablaze.
    — Sam Metz, Los Angeles Times, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of harassing
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  • Here, Schneider discusses the history behind the film, recreating the 1980s on a student budget and the morality plaguing the climate crisis conversation.
    — Destiny Jackson, Deadline, 19 Aug. 2026
  • There have already been allegations of insider trading plaguing prediction markets.
    — Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of plaguing
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  • Students got to school on skateboards, bicycles, and on foot after Newport-Mesa Unified School District banned younger students from riding e-bikes on campus and the perimeter.
    — Michele Gile, CBS News, 18 Aug. 2026
  • The stock built a base through October and November, then began one of the cleaner uptrends in the sector, riding the rising 50-day all the way through the winter.
    — Josh Brown,Sean Russo, CNBC, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of riding
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