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Grammar : Noun, verb, verb
Spell : yap
Phonetic Transcription : yæp



Definition of yapped

Origin :
  • 1909, from yap + -y (2).
  • noun, verb talk a lot
  • verb bark
  • verb chatter
Example sentences :
  • So she stopped to bully Two Tails in his pickets, and yapped round his big feet.
  • Extract from : « The Jungle Book » by Rudyard Kipling
  • A number of dogs, as many as seven, snapped and yapped about his shin-bones.
  • Extract from : « The Quest » by Frederik van Eeden
  • Mr. Bull, he yapped like a coyote, full of glory's if he'd captured me himself.
  • Extract from : « A Man in the Open » by Roger Pocock
  • The Indian Pack-Dogs snarled at his presence, and yapped crabbedly.
  • Extract from : « The Outcasts » by W. A. Fraser
  • “Yes, you did,” yapped Dig, who now that he was to finger his winnings had perked up wonderfully.
  • Extract from : « The Master of the Shell » by Talbot Baines Reed
  • He hated all dogs, but especially little ones, because they were so elusive when they yapped at his heels.
  • Extract from : « The Secret Trails » by Charles G. D. Roberts
  • Rags, from the outside, sniffing at the threshold, sensed their approach and yapped joyously.
  • Extract from : « The Dragon's Secret » by Augusta Huiell Seaman
  • The tan-and-white, spotted dog ran to and fro chasing field-mice and yapped.
  • Extract from : « The History of Sir Richard Calmady » by Lucas Malet
  • "Ye hain't done yit," he shouted into their maddened faces as they crowded and yapped about him.
  • Extract from : « The Roof Tree » by Charles Neville Buck
  • He sat at the gate in summer, and yapped at every vehicle and every pedestrian who ventured to pass on the high road.
  • Extract from : « Last Words » by Juliana Horatia Ewing

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