Yapping

Pronunciation: /ˈjæpɪŋ/

Definitions of yapping

verb to bark or talk continuously in a loud, insistent way

Example Sentences

A1 The little dog was yapping at the mailman.

A2 She couldn't concentrate on her work with her colleagues yapping in the background.

B1 The politician kept yapping about his plans for the economy during the debate.

B2 The annoying neighbor's dog wouldn't stop yapping all night.

C1 The media outlets were yapping incessantly about the scandal.

C2 Despite the professor's yapping, the students remained focused on the lecture.

Examples of yapping in a Sentence

formal The continuous yapping of the small dog next door was quite annoying.

informal My neighbor's dog won't stop yapping all day long.

slang I can't concentrate with that dog yapping non-stop.

figurative The politician kept yapping about the same issue without offering any solutions.

Grammatical Forms of yapping

• past tense: yapped
• plural: yappings
• comparative: more yapping
• superlative: most yapping
• present tense: yaps
• future tense: will yap
• perfect tense: have yapped
• continuous tense: is yapping
• singular: yapping
• positive degree: yapping
• infinitive: to yap
• gerund: yapping
• participle: yapped

Origin and Evolution of yapping

First Known Use: 1601 year

Language of Origin: Old English

Story behind the word: The word 'yapping' is believed to have originated from the Old English word 'geappian' which means to boast or chatter noisily.

Evolution of the word: Over time, the word 'yapping' has evolved to refer to the continuous and often annoying barking or talking in a high-pitched manner, usually associated with small dogs or people talking incessantly.