Yammer (Verb)
Meaning 1
Cry loudly, as of animals; "The coyotes were howling in the desert".
Classification
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing.
Examples
- As I walked through the abandoned farm, I could hear the lonely calf yammer for its mother in the fields.
- The baby would not stop yammering until its mother finally gave in to its demands for food.
- The wounded animal began to yammer uncontrollably as it tried to free itself from the trap.
- In the silence, all that could be heard was the wolf yammering a haunting melody at the full moon.
- The old dog's yammering grew louder as it sensed the presence of a stranger approaching the house.
Synonyms
Hypernyms
Meaning 2
Complain whiningly.
Classification
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing.
Examples
- She continued to yammer about the difficulties she faced in her new job, never seeming to find any positive aspects.
- His constant yammering about being tired was starting to get on her nerves after the long road trip.
- If you keep yammering about the lack of food options, we'll never decide on where to go.
- The employees were fed up with listening to their boss yammer about budget constraints every day.
- Stop yammering about the noisy neighbor and call the landlord already, the noise has to stop.