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| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : yam-er |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈyæm ər |
Definition of yammered
Origin :- late 15c., "to lament," probably from Middle Dutch jammeren and cognate Middle English yeoumeren, "to mourn, complain," from Old English geomrian "to lament," from geomor "sorrowful," probably of imitative origin. Meaning "to make loud, annoying noise" is attested from 1510s. Related: Yammered; yammering.
- verb whine
- "I wouldn't want any of that stuff inside of me," he yammered.
- Extract from : « The 4-D Doodler » by Graph Waldeyer
- The girn, my informant said, was never out its face, and it yammered on night and day.
- Extract from : « Folk Lore » by James Napier
- He ripped past their strengthless clutching fingers and yammered on the trail of the Martian.
- Extract from : « Duel on Syrtis » by Poul William Anderson
- The dreary weather held, there was rain and snow, gales like famished banshees pounded and yammered at the hotel windows.
- Extract from : « Linda Lee, Incorporated » by Louis Joseph Vance
- Their guns hammered and yammered out their song, and Dave could clearly see their tracers zinging down into the German plane.
- Extract from : « Dave Dawson with the R.A.F » by R. Sidney Bowen
- She caught her breath, but did not flinch as the tumbling waters seethed and yammered around her.
- Extract from : « The Heart of the Ancient Wood » by Charles G. D. Roberts
- They yammered at the boats which came to their relief, with noises like those of scared beasts.
- Extract from : « A Master of Fortune » by Cutcliffe Hyne
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