yap
verb (used without object)
to bark sharply, shrilly, or snappishly; yelp.
yapped
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past participleof yap.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof yap.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
yapverb (used without object)to bark sharply, shrilly, or snappishly; yelp.
Example Sentences
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As Buckingham and I chatted about his new music, the canine quintet periodically yapped and jawed at one another in the foyer like, well … Fleetwood Mac making “Rumours,” probably.
From New York Times ● Sep. 8, 2021
And as I feared last week, the guys in the booth yapped way too much, including talking over a mic’d up Tiger and Phil.
From Golf Digest ● Nov. 27, 2018
In the Madison Square Park dog run, we went unnoticed until a Pomeranian caught sight of us and yapped so rambunctiously that the seal and I took refuge in a nearby Starbucks.
From The New Yorker ● Nov. 19, 2018
Both wagged their tails excitedly when someone came to their kennel and yapped sadly when that person walked away.
From Slate ● Jun. 9, 2017
“You got that right, Jenny baby,” yapped Cha-Cha.
From "Dog Squad" by Chris Grabenstein
