to yap

Examples

• All

• Yes, yes, we could sit over multiple bottles of wine and just endlessly yap about our pet peeves.

• So while this audience builds, why don't I yap a little bit and tell you guys maybe a weekend recap, tomorrow's Biz Dev Sunday.

  GaryVee

• Like I can show him or I can just yap yap, yap, yap, yap.

  Bedros Keuilian

• Just used to yap about everything.

  Judgment Night (1993)

• Now, any more trouble out of you, and I'll give you something to yap about.

  The Three Stooges in Orbit (1962)

• "Look," he said, "if you two are going to yap all day, we want to know where the kitchens are."

  Fiction book (1992)

• Of course it'll be maybe longer than an hour of hearing us yap, but more fun.

• You always yap about how much you hate me; I don't care.

  Blog text (2)

• I mean, we got the this is the new edition now, Griff, where me and Brie kind of sit and just yap back and forth and we don't have Dave to reel us in like he used to.

• It was hard to concentrate on the meeting with my coworker yapping away next to me.

Synonyms

C

to chatter

vsto yap

86 2.7

To talk quickly and without stopping about unimportant things

is closer to loud and irritating continuous talk rather than fast chat

B

to babble

vsto yap

75 4.4

Talk quickly in a silly way that is hard to understand

is closer to loud annoying talk rather than silly incomprehension

Y

to yammer

vsto yap

• Informal

14 9.0

Talk loudly for a long time while complaining

is similar but focuses less on complaint and more on annoyance

B

to blather

vsto yap

• Informal

12 8.0

To talk a lot in a silly way that makes little sense

is more about short loud annoying talk than long rambling speech

D

to drone on

vsto yap

• Informal

10 6.0

Talk for a long time in a boring, flat voice

is different by being loud and sharp rather than dull and monotone

P

to prattle

vsto yap

9 8.4

To talk on and on in a silly way about unimportant things

is more about loud, annoying repetition than long foolish talk

J

to jabber

vsto yap

• Informal

8 6.5

To talk quickly and excitedly in a way that is hard to understand

is usually louder and more irritating rather than merely excited speed

G

to gibber

vsto yap

5 8.6

To make quick unclear sounds when you are nervous or excited

is more about loud, annoying continuous talking rather than incomprehension

R

to rattle on

vsto yap

• Informal

5 6.6

To talk for a long time about small boring things

is similar yet often sounds sharper and more irritating

Y

to yack

vsto yap

• Informal

3 8.8

To talk a lot about unimportant things in an annoying way

is the same idea but usually thought as sharper or louder

Y

to yap away

vsto yap

• Informal

1 8.4

To talk without stopping in an annoying way

is the single short form for the same nonstop annoying speech

G

to gabble

vsto yap

1 7.9

To talk quickly and unclearly so others cannot understand you

is more about loud annoyance than speed or incomprehension

Y

to yack away

vsto yap

• Informal

1 9.1

Talk for a long time in a way that annoys other people

is the same noisy continuous talk but as a different informal form

R

to rabbit on

vsto yap

• UK

1 8.7

To talk for a long time in a noisy, excited way about small things

is usually briefer and louder rather than long excited talk

O

to overtalk

vsto yap

1 6.4

To talk so much that you stop others from speaking

is similar but focuses on being noisy rather than dominating conversation

W

to witter

vsto yap

• UK

1 9.3

To talk for a long time about unimportant things in a boring way

is more about sharp loud annoyance than long boring talk

B

to blatter

vsto yap

• Archaic

9.9

To talk a lot without saying anything important

is similar but stresses annoyance rather than sheer foolish noise

Y

to yabber

vsto yap

• Australian

9.9

To talk quickly and without stopping about unimportant things

is similar but usually implies more sharp or noisy repetition

T

to twaddle

vsto yap

• Archaic

9.0

To talk for a long time about unimportant things in a silly way

is more about noisy annoyance than mere trivial rapid speech

G

to gassing

vsto yap

• UK

8.1

To talk a lot about unimportant things

is stronger, being louder and more annoying rather than casual chat

B

to blellum

vsto yap

• Slang

9.9

To talk a lot in a silly, pointless way

is more about noisy irritation than playful or silly chatter

B

to bibble

vsto yap

• Archaic

9.9

To speak quickly in a confused or silly way

is typically clearer annoyance and loud repetition rather than incoherence

T

to talk someone's ear off

vsto yap

• Informal

7.5

Speak to someone for a very long time in a way that annoys them

is usually shorter, marked by loudness and annoyance rather than length

P

to piffle

vsto yap

• Informal

9.9

To talk or act in a silly, unimportant way

is more specifically loud and continuously annoying rather than merely trivial

Antonyms

L

to listen

∞ 1.0

Pay attention to sounds or speech to hear and understand them

B

to be quiet

231 1.0

To stop making noise or talking

Phrasal Verbs

Y

to yap away

• Informal

1 8.4

To talk without stopping in an annoying way

How Talkative

to yap

• Informal

2 7.7

to babble

75 4.4

to chatter

86 2.7

talk

947 1.0

to murmur

11 4.2

Surface Forms

Etymology