YAPPING (AT) Synonyms: 54 Similar and Opposite Words

yapping (at)

verb

present participle of yap (at)

as in carping (at)

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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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From harassing Brady over his divorce from Gisele Bündchen on social media to trying to be a rapper and much more, Brown’s post-football life has been one filled with public outbursts and controversial statements and stunts.

— Scott Thompson OutKick, FOXNews.com, 19 Oct. 2026
The league is also partnering with a third-party service provider to help monitor and control harassing messages.

— Jessica Golden,Contessa Brewer, CNBC, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of harassing

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The 21 states fully running their own marketplaces generally have more robust fraud prevention programs, such as multifactor authentication, and have reported few or none of the kinds of unauthorized sign-ups plaguing the federal marketplace.

— Julie Appleby, Miami Herald, 16 Oct. 2026
The 21 states fully running their own marketplaces generally have more robust fraud prevention programs and have reported few or none of the kinds of unauthorized sign-ups plaguing the federal marketplace.

— Julie Appleby, NPR, 15 Oct. 2026

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Another image — Jessie riding a real horse — helped inspire the ranch setting and a new character, Blaze.

— Davide Abbatescianni, Variety, 16 Oct. 2026
This very serious injury was what was sustained by several riders after riding the X2 roller coaster at Six Flags Magic Mountain in California, including two who required emergency brain surgery.

— Katia Hetter, CNN Money, 16 Oct. 2026

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