to yak

Examples

• All

• We can yak about our favorite movies over lunch.

• Meanwhile, the kids want to date, hang out at the mall, and yak on the phone.

  Fiction book (2002)

• Have a cup of coffee and yak up old times?

  Pal Joey (1957)

• Well, maybe you need somebody to yak at the enemy, huh?

  Hell to Eternity (1960)

• I yak when I get nervous.

  The Manchurian Candidate (2004)

• Why do I have to yak about my business?

  Fiction book (2000)

• I just like to yak.

  Cocoon: The Return (1988)

• Hey, kid, I'm not paying you to yak.

  Coneheads (1993)

• I've even come to enjoy these walks, especially when I have a companion to yak away at.

  Blog text (14)

• They sit in my station, they yak about renovating their houses.

  Outrageous! (1977)

Synonyms

C

to chat

vsto yak

• Informal

375 1.0

To talk in a friendly, informal way about small everyday things

is the same casual idea but may be more nonstop and tiring

C

to chatter

vsto yak

45 2.7

To talk quickly and without stopping about unimportant things

is similar but often implies more repetition or boredom

Y

to yap

vsto yak

• Informal

31 7.7

To talk a lot in an annoying, noisy way

is similar but often less loud and more chatty

Y

to yammer

vsto yak

• Informal

20 9.0

Talk loudly for a long time while complaining

shares repetition but focuses more on informal trivial talk

G

to gab

vsto yak

• Informal

13 6.9

To talk a lot about small unimportant things

focuses on constant talking rather than friendly social chat

C

to chit-chat

vsto yak

• Informal

7 4.1

To talk in a friendly, light way about unimportant things

is related but often involves more continuous or endless talking

R

to rattle on

vsto yak

• Informal

5 6.6

To talk for a long time about small boring things

is similar but may not always imply boredom for listeners

Y

to yack

vsto yak

• Informal

2 8.8

To talk a lot about unimportant things in an annoying way

is the same idea but can be less consistently annoying

J

to jawbone

vsto yak

• Informal

2 9.3

Talk in a friendly, relaxed way

is similar but can be less friendly and more wearisome

G

to gassing

vsto yak

• UK

1 8.1

To talk a lot about unimportant things

is more about nonstop talking and can be more tiring

Y

to yap away

vsto yak

• Informal

1 8.4

To talk without stopping in an annoying way

is similar but can be less focused on annoyance

G

to gabble

vsto yak

1 7.9

To talk quickly and unclearly so others cannot understand you

is alike but does not always imply poor clarity

Y

to yack away

vsto yak

• Informal

1 9.1

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

is similar but can be more informal and less aggressive

R

to rabbit on

vsto yak

• UK

1 8.7

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

is similar but can be less noisy and more steady

Y

to yabber

vsto yak

• Australian

1 9.9

To talk quickly and without stopping about unimportant things

is the same habit but sometimes slower or more casual

C

to clack

vsto yak

• Archaic

1 8.4

To talk quickly about small, unimportant things

is alike but can be less rapid and more aimless

T

to twaddle

vsto yak

• Archaic

9.0

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

is alike but may not always imply nonsense or rapid speech

O

to overtalk

vsto yak

6.4

To talk so much that you stop others from speaking

overlaps in excess talking but focuses on dominating conversation

Antonyms

L

to listen

∞ 1.0

Pay attention to sounds or speech to hear and understand them

B

to be quiet

445 1.0

To stop making noise or talking

Compounds

Y

yakety-yak

• Archaic

3 9.7

A lot of noisy talking about not important things

Y

yak butter

• Indian

2 7.4

A type of butter made from yak milk used in Tibetan and Himalayan cooking

How Talkative

to yak

• Informal

25 8.1

to ramble

• Informal

51 5.3

chat

• Informal

399 1.0

to speak

∞ 1.0

to say

∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

Etymology