yapping
/ˈjæpɪŋ/
noun
- The sound of a sharp, high-pitched bark or series of barks.
- We could hear the constant yapping from the dog park down the street.
- The yapping of the puppy woke the baby from her nap.
- A sudden yapping came from behind the door when I knocked.
- Loud, trivial, or annoying talk.
- The meeting was full of pointless yapping and no real decisions.
- His constant yapping about celebrity gossip drives me crazy.
- I'm tired of all the yapping from the commentators during the game.
verb
- To bark in a sharp, high-pitched, and often annoying way, especially of small dogs.
- The little dog kept yapping at the mailman through the fence.
- The terrier yapped excitedly when its owner came home.
- I couldn't sleep because the neighbor's puppy was yapping all night.
- To talk in a loud, persistent, or trivial manner; to chatter annoyingly.
- The kids were yapping in the back seat during the whole road trip.
- She yapped on the phone for an hour about nothing important.
- He yapped about his new video game until everyone lost interest.
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