yapping 1 of 2

adjective

Definition of yappingnext
as in squealing

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yapping

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verb

present participle of yap
as in yammering

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for yapping
  1. whiny
  2. discussing
  3. strident
  4. penetrating
  5. nasal
  6. earsplitting
Adjective
  • All hotels are near a ski lift, sparing you the dreaded shuttle bus wait with whiny kids in tow or the hassle of lugging skis—and at least one child—through town.
    Katharina Kotrba, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
  • This woman we’ve been told is an extremely capable lawyer simply melts down and begs Tommy for his help, and then is shocked and whiny when Tommy kills the snake to protect her from it.
    Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of whiny
Verb
  • While discussing his Christmas shopping habits, Rodgers casually dropped the news, explaining that he was stressed about a late-arriving gift for his partner.
    Anna Lazarus Caplan, People.com, 25 Dec. 2024
  • In the alleged message, Nathan weighs the power of Lively’s fanbase while discussing a potential social media plan that would help suppress negative content about Baldoni and amplify negative content about Lively, according to the complaint.
    Rachel DeSantis, People.com, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of discussing
Adjective
  • The next day, while the country was still overcome by grief and anger, a song appeared on Indian WhatsApp groups, sung by a strident female voice.
    Robert F. Worth, The Atlantic, 2 Jan. 2025
  • Through its strident positivity, PST ART glorifies speed and risk-taking (not to say recklessness) in the service of progress and discovery.
    Michaëla de Lacaze Mohrmann, Artforum, 1 Jan. 2025
Definition of strident
Adjective
  • One spring day in Paris many years ago, my wife, Diana, a most penetrating photographer, capable of seeing like no one else, decided, as an experiment, to walk across the city blindfolded.
    Hisham Matar, Harper's Magazine, 2 Aug. 2024
  • Since the war began in Gaza, more than six months ago, the Israeli magazine +972 has published some of the most penetrating reporting on the Israel Defense Forces’ conduct.
    Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker, 12 Apr. 2024
Definition of penetrating
Adjective
  • This can help prevent your nasal passages from drying out in the night, Seibert said.
    Korin Miller, Verywell Health, 10 Jan. 2025
  • Common symptoms are cough, fever, nasal congestion and shortness of breath.
    Adriel Bettelheim, Axios, 7 Jan. 2025
Definition of nasal
Adjective
  • The Wall, though, will be delightfully old school in a cap tip to the court-hugging, earsplitting, rowdy venues of college basketball’s glory days.
    Bryce MillerColumnist, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Jan. 2023
  • In Soledar, an old salt mining town, earsplitting explosions crack in every direction.
    Jeffrey Gettleman, New York Times, 24 Feb. 2022
Definition of earsplitting
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