yap
/jæp/
verb
- To bark with a high-pitched, sharp sound, especially of a small dog.
- The little dog started to yap loudly at the mailman.
- Our neighbor's puppy yaps every time someone walks past the house.
- I could hear the terrier yapping in the backyard all afternoon.
- To talk in a noisy, annoying, or foolish way; to chatter.
- He kept yapping on the phone while I was trying to study.
- I wish she would stop yapping and listen for a change.
- The kids were yapping about their favorite video games during dinner.
noun
- A high-pitched, sharp bark, especially of a small dog.
- We could hear the yaps of the little dogs from across the street.
- The puppy gave a sharp yap when the doorbell rang.
- A single yap from the dog alerted the owner to the visitor.
- Noisy, foolish, or annoying talk; chatter.
- His constant yap about sports bored everyone at the party.
- I couldn't concentrate with all the yap coming from the next room.
- The meeting was full of pointless yap and no real decisions.