yap 1 of 2

noun

Definition of yapnext
slang
as in mouth
the opening through which food passes into the body of an animal a dope with a talent for opening his yap at exactly the wrong moment

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verb

as in to yammer

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Recent Examples of yap
Noun
But Wednesday down in Dove Valley felt like a level of intensity these Broncos hadn’t reached all offseason, emotions and bellows and yaps hinging on nearly every rep during team work. — Luca Evans, Denver Post, 31 July 2025 TikTok and Instagram Reels are rife with clips of two women sitting in a pink or beige studio and, in TikTok terms, having a yap about seemingly inconsequential matters. — Kyndall Cunningham, Vox, 10 Apr. 2025
Verb
Cricket was shot for yapping uncontrollably, bungling the mission, and killing innocent bystanders. — Jonathan Chait, The Atlantic, 5 Mar. 2026 Protein strongarms its way into the glass Everyone can’t stop yapping about protein, and the growth of Mate! — Scott Hocker, TheWeek, 20 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for yap
Recent Examples of Synonyms for yap
  1. mouth
  2. yammer
  3. yak
  4. discuss
  5. expatiate
  6. gossip
Noun
  • Knight, who was bleeding from the mouth, mocked Omega’s terminator taunt.
    — Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026
  • By then, your toothbrush has been rinsed repeatedly in tap water and left to sit in a warm, humid bathroom—giving any lingering microbes plenty of time to multiply before the brush goes right back into your mouth.
    — Angela Haupt, Time, 27 July 2026
Definition of mouth
Verb
  • Lots of fussy bow-tie types yammering about Renoir.
    — Peter Bogdanovich, IndieWire, 13 May 2026
  • There’s also an inanimate object that directly affects Paul’s future so profoundly that this small prop might as well be a lurking, yammering figure in the diner.
    — Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 21 Feb. 2026
Definition of yammer
Verb
  • But the core of the appeal of fantasy sports is the joy of tracking each week’s games and yakking about it with sports-crazy friends, Berry emphasizes.
    — Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 6 Feb. 2026
  • From mopane worms in Zimbabwe to yak butter tea in Tibet, people are willing to try almost anything these days.
    — Christopher Elliott, USA Today, 20 Aug. 2025
Definition of yak
Verb
  • The county has also discussed leaving at least one stadium mostly intact in order to submit itself for consideration to host parts of the 2031 FIFA Women’s World Cup.
    — Ilana Arougheti July 28, Kansas City Star, 28 July 2026
  • For years, agency officials have discussed moving away from human contractors and automating NEISS to save time and money.
    — CNN Money, CNN Money, 27 July 2026
Definition of discuss
Verb
  • There was no debate on education, for instance, the subject on which Cash had been most keen to expatiate; indeed, there were no debates at all.
    — Anthony Lane, The New Yorker, 25 July 2024
  • Ostensibly, further studies are encouraged to expatiate this understanding.
    — Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 7 Jan. 2024
Definition of expatiate
Verb
  • Mary McCarthy gossips more frankly about people Robert Lowell mentions.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 13 July 2026
  • If her fellow cast members were debriefed about her dismissal or gossiped amongst themselves, it was not shown onscreen.
    — KiMi Robinson, USA Today, 1 July 2026
Definition of gossip

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