yap
verb /jæp/ (-pp-)Definition
› [I] disapproving If a small dog yaps, it makes short, high sounds: She's got a horrible little dog that yaps around your ankles.Animal (non-human) sounds › [I usually + adverb] informal disapproving to talk continuously: I've just had Ian's mother on the phone, yapping away for half an hour!Ways of talking yap noun [C] Animal (non-human) sounds yappy /ˈjæp.i/ adjective › a yappy little dogAnimal (non-human) sounds
(Definition of yap verb from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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