yap

[ yap ]

/ yæp /

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verb (used without object), yapped, yap·ping.

to bark sharply, shrilly, or snappishly; yelp.

Slang. to talk shrilly, noisily, or foolishly.

verb (used with object), yapped, yap·ping.

to utter by yapping.

noun

a sharp, shrill, or snappish bark; yelp.

Slang.

shrill, noisy, or foolish talk.
the mouth: Keep your yap shut.

Slang. an uncouth or stupid person; bumpkin; fool.

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Origin of yap

1595–1605; 1900–05 for def. 5b; imitative

OTHER WORDS FROM yap

yapper, nounyap·ping·ly, adverbyappy, adjective, yap·pi·er, yap·pi·est.

Other definitions for yap (2 of 2)

Yap

[ yahp, yap ]

/ yɑp, yæp /

noun

one of the Caroline Islands, in the W Pacific: part of the Federated States of Micronesia. 83 sq. mi. (215 sq. km).

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How to use yap in a sentence

His little dogs greeted him, yapping and licking, climbing up the front of his bathrobe.
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She opened the front door and spoke over the yapping of her schnauzer.
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Earlier this week William said that the yapping of the Queen's corgis drives him nuts.
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He spent an inordinate time yapping about building a colony on the Moon.
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Sheppy was a few rods away, but when he saw the game he let out one quick, yapping bark and gave chase.
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She started to race along the deserted beach, the dog leaping ahead of her and yapping ecstatically.
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Out of one of these holes he glided and at him went the yapping, snapping dog mob.
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I hadn't gone a hundred yards when I heard a man's voice and the yapping of a dog come from where I had spoken to the flapper.
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It was the yapping of terrier against mastiff, for the artillery of the fortress was of small caliber and an ancient pattern.
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British Dictionary definitions for yap (1 of 2)

yap

/ (jæp) /

verb yaps, yapping or yapped (intr)

(of a dog) to bark in quick sharp bursts; yelp

informal to talk at length in an annoying or stupid way; jabber

noun

a high-pitched or sharp bark; yelp

slang annoying or stupid speech; jabber

slang a derogatory word for mouth

interjection

(usually reiterated) an imitation or representation of the sound of a dog yapping or people jabbering

Derived forms of yap

yapper, nounyappy, adjective

Word Origin for yap

C17: of imitative origin

British Dictionary definitions for yap (2 of 2)

Yap

/ (jɑːp, jæp) /

noun

a group of four main islands in the W Pacific, in the W Caroline Islands: administratively a district of the US Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands from 1947; became self-governing in 1979 as part of the Federated States of Micronesia; important Japanese naval base in World War II. Pop: 11 647 (2006 est). Area: 101 sq km (39 sq miles)

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