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yammer
[ yam-er ]
verb (used without object)
- to whine or complain.
- to make an outcry or clamor.
- to talk loudly and persistently.
verb (used with object)
- to utter clamorously, persistently, or in complaint:
They yammered their complaints until she let them see the movie.
noun
- the act or noise of yammering.
yammer
/ ˈjæmə /
verb
- to utter or whine in a complaining or peevish manner
- to make (a complaint) loudly or persistently
- intr (esp of an animal) to howl or wail plaintively or distressingly; yelp or yowl
noun
- a yammering sound, wail, or utterance
- nonsense; jabber
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Derived Forms
- ˈyammerer, noun
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Other Words From
- yammer·er noun
- yammer·ing·ly adverb
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Word History and Origins
Origin of yammer1
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Word History and Origins
Origin of yammer1
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Example Sentences
"I'd loike to ha' th' first yammer at him," he had said, savagely.
An' when yo' dad coom home there'd be no Wee Anne to rin to him, and climb on his knee, and yammer to him, and beat his face.
Above the drone of the twin Pegasus engines came a sharp staccato yammer that made fingers of ice clutch at Dave's heartstrings.
The last exclamation was caused by the staccato yammer of aerial machine gun fire coming to his ears once again.
At that instant he heard the savage snarl and yammer of aerial machine guns.
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