yakking

variants also yacking
present participle of yak

Example Sentences

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Verb
  • Horn has never been shy about jawing at his offensive teammates in practice.
    Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 18 Sep. 2025
  • The two seemingly began jawing at each other as players huddled up.
    Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The next generation For the original Bridge Crew, what worked was the camaraderie, the teamwork, and the feeling of chatting in the ready room with your friends about how to do the next mission.
    Daryl Baxter, Space.com, 12 Sep. 2025
  • In a statement to USA TODAY, Discord disputed statements that the messages were sent on the chatting platform.
    Davis Winkie, USA Today, 12 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • New York — Swatch, the Swiss watchmaker, is trolling the 39% tariffs that the United States placed on its home country by selling a watch that flips the location of the 3 and 9 numerals.
    Jordan Valinsky, CNN Money, 12 Sep. 2025
  • Collectively, these four viral posts expertly trolling Belichick pomp received nearly 225,000 likes, were reposted 11,000 times, and were picked by media outlets such as Sports Illustrated, Yahoo Sports, and USA Today.
    Sean Gregory, Time, 3 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • After much chattering about the status of the Oscar winner’s seemingly clean-cut visage in the lead-up to the film’s premiere at the Venice Film Festival, once the camera (actually, four cameras) train themselves on Stone’s noggin during the film’s first act, there’s no doubt.
    Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 5 Sep. 2025
  • This obviously includes scoring a reservation at Oreade, where Bacciottini turns to the land and tradition for the menu—and enjoying quiet mornings where breakfast looks out to Tuscany’s famous rolling hills, with birds and cicadas chattering in the background.
    Jenn Rice, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
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“Yakking.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/yakking. Accessed 20 Sep. 2025.

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