yammer

[ yam-er ]

/ ˈyæm ər /

Informal.

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verb (used without object)

to whine or complain.

to make an outcry or clamor.

to talk loudly and persistently.

verb (used with object)

to utter clamorously, persistently, or in complaint: They yammered their complaints until she let them see the movie.

noun

the act or noise of yammering.

Words nearby yammer

yamato-e, yambol, yamen, yami, yamim nora'im, yammer, yamoussoukro, yampa, yampee, yampy, yamuna

Origin of yammer

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

OTHER WORDS FROM yammer

yam·mer·er, nounyam·mer·ing·ly, adverb

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Examples from the Web for yammered

He ripped past their strengthless clutching fingers and yammered on the trail of the Martian.
Duel on Syrtis|Poul William Anderson
The girn, my informant said, was never out its face, and it yammered on night and day.
Folk Lore|James Napier
They yammered at the boats which came to their relief, with noises like those of scared beasts.
A Master of Fortune|Cutcliffe Hyne
She caught her breath, but did not flinch as the tumbling waters seethed and yammered around her.
The Heart of the Ancient Wood|Charles G. D. Roberts

Their guns hammered and yammered out their song, and Dave could clearly see their tracers zinging down into the German plane.
Dave Dawson with the R.A.F|R. Sidney Bowen

British Dictionary definitions for yammered

yammer

/ (ˈjæmə) informal /

verb

to utter or whine in a complaining or peevish manner

to make (a complaint) loudly or persistently

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

noun

a yammering sound, wail, or utterance

nonsense; jabber

Derived forms of yammer

yammerer, noun

Word Origin for yammer

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

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