yapping

yapping
Synonyms and related words:
bawling, beef, beefing, bellyache, bellyaching, bitch, bitching, blatant, boanergean, brawling, clamorous, clamoursome, complaining, complaint, crying, destructive criticism, dissent, faultfinding, grievance, gripe, griping, groan, groaning, grouse, grousing, grumbling, holler, howl, kick, kicking, loudmouthed, murmuring, noisy, obstreperous, openmouthed, peeve, peevishness, pet peeve, petulance, protest, querulousness, scolding, screaming, shouting, sniping, squawk, squawking, vociferant, vociferating, vociferous, whining, yammering, yelling, yelping

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  • yapping — noun A sound that yaps …   Wiktionary

  • yapping — jæp n. yelp, bark; chatter, foolish talk; uncouth person; mouth (Slang) v. yelp, bark; talk noisily or foolishly; chatter …   English contemporary dictionary

  • yap — [[t]jæ̱p[/t]] yaps, yapping, yapped 1) VERB If a small dog yaps, it makes short loud sounds in an excited way. The little dog yapped frantically. [V ing] ...two yapping cairn terriers. 2) VERB If you say that someone yaps, you mean that they talk …   English dictionary

  • The Wind That Shakes the Barley (film) — Infobox Film name = The Wind That Shakes The Barley caption = director = Ken Loach producer = Rebecca O Brien cinematography = Barry Ackroyd writer = Paul Laverty starring = Cillian Murphy Padraic Delaney Orla Fitzgerald Liam Cunningham music =… …   Wikipedia

  • yap — yapper, n. yappingly, adv. /yap/, v., yapped, yapping, n. v.i. 1. to bark sharply, shrilly, or snappishly; yelp. 2. Slang. to talk shrilly, noisily, or foolishly. v.t. 3. to utter by yapping. n. 4. a sharp, shrill, or snappish bark; yelp. 5.… …   Universalium

  • yap — yap1 [jæp] v past tense and past participle yapped present participle yapping [Date: 1800 1900; Origin: From the sound] 1.) if a small dog yaps, it ↑barks (=makes short loud sounds) in an excited way 2.) [i]informal to talk in a noisy and… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • yap — 1 verb yapped, yapping (I) 1 if a small dog yaps, it barks (=makes short loud sounds) in an excited way 2 to talk noisily without saying anything very important or serious: Don t start yapping again. 2 noun (C) the sound a small dog makes when it …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • yap — [c]/jæp / (say yap) verb (yapped, yapping) –verb (i) 1. to yelp; bark snappishly. 2. Colloquial to talk snappishly, noisily, or foolishly. –verb (t) 3. to utter by yapping. –noun 4. a yelp: a snappish bark. 5. Colloquial snappish, noisy, or… …  

  • yap — 1. n. the mouth. □ Shut your yap! □ You have a big yap, you know? 2. in. to chatter; to gossip. D Who’s yapping so much in here? □ Did you just come here to yap? …   Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions

  • yap — v. & n. v.intr. (yapped, yapping) 1 bark shrilly or fussily. 2 colloq. talk noisily, foolishly, or complainingly. n. a sound of yapping. Derivatives: yapper n. Etymology: imit …   Useful english dictionary

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