was yakking
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past progressiveof yak.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
yaknouna large, stocky, shaggy-haired wild ox, Bos grunniens, of the Tibetan highlands, having long, curved horns: endangered.
Example Sentences
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Linebacker Blake Costanzo, the special teams ace, was yakking it up with Rams players after multiple plays so I asked him if it was the result of what he considered to be cheap play.
From Chicago Tribune ● Sep. 24, 2012
He was yakking a mile a minute, saying stuff like “Your momma sure can make a good peanut butter sandwich” and “How come these kids is so darn mean?”
From "The Watsons Go to Birmingham" by Christopher Paul Curtis
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"I told you—" "Just before the 'copter started down, Miss Valdar was yakking about how we were all going to be rich," Parker interrupted.
From Sinister Paradise by Williams, Robert Moore