yammer

[yam-er]

verb (used without object)

1. to whine or complain.

2. to make an outcry or clamor.

3. to talk loudly and persistently.

verb (used with object)

1. to utter clamorously, persistently, or in complaint.

   They yammered their complaints until she let them see the movie.

noun

1. the act or noise of yammering.

yammer

/ ˈjæmə /

verb

1. to utter or whine in a complaining or peevish manner

2. to make (a complaint) loudly or persistently

3. (intr) (esp of an animal) to howl or wail plaintively or distressingly; yelp or yowl

noun

1. a yammering sound, wail, or utterance

2. nonsense; jabber

Other Word Forms

• yammerer noun
• yammeringly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of yammer¹

1275–1325; Middle English yameren (v.) < Middle Dutch jam(m ) eren, replacing Middle English yomeren, Old English gēomrian to complain, derivative of gēomor sad; akin to German Jammer lamentation

Word History and Origins

Origin of yammer¹

Old English geōmrian to grumble, complain; related to Old High German iāmar misery, lamentation, Old Norse amra to howl

Example Sentences

“A lot of yammering in makeshift studios. It’s lowering the bar for everything,” he added.

From Los Angeles Times

He confidently illustrates what he’s deduced by drawing a grid on a whiteboard and yammering as his suspects and colleagues watch, slack-jawed.

From Salon

From the moment they arrive at the resort, she can’t stop yammering about the inane details of their lives in North Carolina.

From Salon

Nobody wants to see you sit on the air and just be yammering about yourself all day long.

From Los Angeles Times

Four criminal indictments and 91 felony counts later, Trump’s incessant yammering about victimhood has rallied his followers.

From Los Angeles Times