yapped; yapping
yapper
noun
Examples of yap in a Sentence
Verb
The dog was yapping all night.
Kids were yapping in the back of the room.
She seems to spend all her time yapping on the phone.
Noun
I heard yaps coming from the yard.
a dope with a talent for opening his yap at exactly the wrong moment
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Kara McGrath, Allure, 8 Mar. 2025
In Game 1 of the Suns–Timberwolves series, Minnesota’s Anthony Edwards sized up Kevin Durant on a switch, easily maneuvered himself open for a 3-pointer, splashed it down and yapped about it to Durant all the way to the other end of the court.
—John Hollinger, The Athletic, 30 Apr. 2024
Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 4 Mar. 2025
There was a riot of noise, the yaps and yelps of a hound pack fighting an animal on the ground.
—Frank C. Hibben, Outdoor Life, 13 Feb. 2025
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Verb
It’s named after a real-life Slack channel the Allure team uses to pitch ideas, spill industry gossip, and generally yap about everything in beauty and wellness that’s caught our eye.
—Kara McGrath, Allure, 8 Mar. 2025
In Game 1 of the Suns–Timberwolves series, Minnesota’s Anthony Edwards sized up Kevin Durant on a switch, easily maneuvered himself open for a 3-pointer, splashed it down and yapped about it to Durant all the way to the other end of the court.
—John Hollinger, The Athletic, 30 Apr. 2024
Noun
Foxes use a variety of calls, including barks, howls, yaps, and growls.
—Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 4 Mar. 2025
There was a riot of noise, the yaps and yelps of a hound pack fighting an animal on the ground.
—Frank C. Hibben, Outdoor Life, 13 Feb. 2025
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“Yap.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/yap. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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