yap

/jæp/
verb
  1. 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.
  2. 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
  1. 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.
  2. 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.