Yapping

noun, verb

noun, verb ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A sound that yaps, especially the continued barking of a small dog.

    "But just there a small hairy terrier exploded out at the gate, like a floor-mop impelled by some sort of internal combustion, which sent him off into a frenzy of yapping, incessantly jerked backwards by the explosive force of his own detonations."

Verb
  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of yap form-of, gerund, participle, present

Synonyms

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bawlingbeefbeefingbellyachebellyachingbitch

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"It makes sounds similar to a fox yapping."

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