yapping (at)

present participle of yap (at)

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for yapping (at)
Verb
  • The Sounders’ defenders swarmed Messi from the first minute, and midfielder Obed Vargas was particularly physical, annoying the Argentine icon time and again.
    Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 1 Sep. 2025
  • In fairness, Arsenal seemed to be annoying Liverpool for much of the first hour.
    Amy Lawrence, New York Times, 1 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • When a girl in Michigan and her new boyfriend start getting harassing texts from a mysterious stranger, what starts as a little scary becomes deeply weird when the true culprit is discovered.
    PC Magazine, PC Magazine, 29 Aug. 2025
  • According to Dresden police, two men began harassing female passengers on the tram.
    Daniel Orton, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Or why this situation remains indicative of bigger issues plaguing our country, then and now?
    David Fear, Rolling Stone, 6 Sep. 2025
  • While the problems plaguing humanity — from political strife to poverty to natural disasters — might seem overwhelming, Dorantes said the property’s history illustrates how much the world can actually change.
    Angie Leventis Lourgos, Chicago Tribune, 5 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • As the Republican candidate stood on the fifth-hole putting green, a Secret Service agent was riding a golf cart in a security sweep of the sixth hole and noticed someone hiding behind a chain-link fence in the southeast corner of the course.
    Jay Weaver, Miami Herald, 5 Sep. 2025
  • Ultimately, Field said, Figma’s approach to AI is about riding the wave.
    Allie Garfinkle, Fortune, 4 Sep. 2025
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“Yapping (at).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/yapping%20%28at%29. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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