Antonyms for yapping
| Grammar : Noun, verb, verb |
| Spell : yap |
| Phonetic Transcription : yæp |
Definition of yapping
Origin :- c.1600, probably of imitative origin. Originally in reference to dog sounds; meaning "to talk idle chatter" is first recorded 1886. Related: Yapped; yapping.
- noun, verb talk a lot
- verb bark
- verb chatter
- Heneage took no more notice of him than he would of a yapping terrier.
- Extract from : « The Avenger » by E. Phillips Oppenheim
- Then I laughed as I heard their yapping, and grumbling, and questioning what had become of me.
- Extract from : « Sir Ludar » by Talbot Baines Reed
- The yapping and barking of the wolves fell upon an unhearing ear.
- Extract from : « The Eyes of the Woods » by Joseph A. Altsheler
- He was running and yapping all day and pretty nearly all night.
- Extract from : « The Girls of Central High in Camp » by Gertrude W. Morrison
- He saw concentric circles of fists and snow and a yapping dog.
- Extract from : « Jimsy » by Leona Dalrymple
- It is a test of the civilized to see and hear, and add no yapping to the spectacle.
- Extract from : « Diana of the Crossways, Complete » by George Meredith
- The two wolves hovered beyond the firelight, snuffling and yapping.
- Extract from : « Bulldog Carney » by W. A. Fraser
- A small black and white spaniel followed the caleche, yapping.
- Extract from : « Letters from America » by Rupert Brooke
- One of the gray, gaunt portents of death licked, yapping, at his flank.
- Extract from : « Darkness and Dawn » by George Allan England
- I was so like a slim young Borzoi yapping at the nose of a bloodhound.
- Extract from : « The Brightener » by C. N. Williamson
Synonyms for yapping
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