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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  • 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
  • The Manchester City star is fully back to his 2024 Ballon d’Or-winning self, marshaling the middle, providing amazing connection between the front and back and even annoying the French players with some gamesmanship near the end.
    — Patrick Sung Cuadrado, CNN Money, 14 July 2026
Definition of annoying
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  • Kuwait, Qatar, and Saudi Arabia all condemned Iran for harassing their ships.
    — Jim Edwards, Fortune, 8 July 2026
  • In June, police filed a domestic incident report in which Armel was accused of harassing his mother, cops said.
    — Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 8 July 2026
Definition of harassing
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  • But controversies are plaguing the league, Clark has become an unwilling symbol of racial polarization and GOP members of Congress are entering the fray.
    — Joel Mathis, TheWeek, 17 July 2026
  • But one low-key issue plaguing the KC staff is the long ball.
    — Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 12 July 2026
Definition of plaguing
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  • Kevitt lost his right leg in a 2013 hit-and-run collision in Griffith Park while riding his bicycle after the car sped off and dragged him down a freeway onramp.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 20 July 2026
  • Madonna kicked off the show by riding on a buggy helmed by Brazilian soccer legends Ronaldo and Ronaldinho, emerging onto the field from the tunnel of the stadium.
    — Olivier Lafontant, Pitchfork, 20 July 2026
Definition of riding
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