Yammering

Pronunciation: /ˈyæmərɪŋ/

Definitions of yammering

verb to talk continuously and often in a complaining or annoying way

Example Sentences

A1 The children were yammering loudly during the school assembly.

A2 I could hear my neighbors yammering about their weekend plans next door.

B1 The politicians kept yammering on about the importance of the new policy.

B2 The team members were yammering excitedly about the upcoming project.

C1 Despite the professor's best efforts, the students continued yammering throughout the lecture.

C2 The group of friends yammered animatedly as they discussed their travel plans for the summer.

Examples of yammering in a Sentence

formal The professor grew tired of the students' constant yammering during the lecture.

informal She couldn't concentrate with her friends yammering in the background.

slang Stop yammering on about that, no one cares.

figurative The rain on the tin roof sounded like a constant yammering in the night.

Grammatical Forms of yammering

• past tense: yammered
• plural: yammerings
• comparative: more yammering
• superlative: most yammering
• present tense: yammers
• future tense: will yammer
• perfect tense: have yammered
• continuous tense: is yammering
• singular: yammering
• positive degree: yammering
• infinitive: to yammer
• gerund: yammering
• participle: yammered

Origin and Evolution of yammering

First Known Use: 1300 year

Language of Origin: Middle English

Story behind the word: The word 'yammering' originated from the Middle English word 'yameren' which meant to lament or complain loudly.

Evolution of the word: Over time, the meaning of 'yammering' evolved to refer to continuous, noisy, and often annoying talk or complaints.