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Synonyms for yammer

Grammar : Verb
Spell : yam-er
Phonetic Transcription : ˈyæm ər

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Définition of yammer

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
Example sentences :
  • "I'd loike to ha' th' first yammer at him," he had said, savagely.
  • Extract from : « That Lass O' Lowrie's » by Frances Hodgson Burnett
  • Mrs. Yammer crossed her hands languidly upon her lap and sighed.
  • Extract from : « Merkland » by Mrs. Oliphant
  • If Miss Ross is no feared for her teeth, sighed Mrs. Yammer.
  • Extract from : « Merkland » by Mrs. Oliphant
  • At the memory of Yammer's words, Parker twisted uncomfortably.
  • Extract from : « Sinister Paradise » by Robert Moore Williams
  • It was as if Yammer's face showed in the water into which he thrust the paddle.
  • Extract from : « Sinister Paradise » by Robert Moore Williams
  • To call this little person Mrs. anything, was palpably absurd; yet they had asked for Mrs. Yammer.
  • Extract from : « Merkland » by Mrs. Oliphant
  • Mrs. Yammer, in a much-suffering plaintive voice, immediately began to tell Anne of the palpitations of her heart.
  • Extract from : « Merkland » by Mrs. Oliphant
  • Miss Ross, said Mrs. Yammer, dolorously, I hope yell use the means and get right advice in time.
  • Extract from : « Merkland » by Mrs. Oliphant
  • Ye see, said Mrs. Yammer, following up briskly her unwonted independent movement, we get it atween us.
  • Extract from : « Merkland » by Mrs. Oliphant
  • The yammer of the gun snapped him into action and sent his eyes darting to the cowled nose of the Arado.
  • Extract from : « Dave Dawson at Dunkirk » by Robert Sydney Bowen

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