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noun

Definition of yap

slang

as in mouth

the opening through which food passes into the body of an animal a dope with a talent for opening his yap at exactly the wrong moment

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Noun

But Wednesday down in Dove Valley felt like a level of intensity these Broncos hadn’t reached all offseason, emotions and bellows and yaps hinging on nearly every rep during team work. — Luca Evans, Denver Post, 31 July 2025 TikTok and Instagram Reels are rife with clips of two women sitting in a pink or beige studio and, in TikTok terms, having a yap about seemingly inconsequential matters. — Kyndall Cunningham, Vox, 10 Apr. 2025

Verb

Cricket was shot for yapping uncontrollably, bungling the mission, and killing innocent bystanders. — Jonathan Chait, The Atlantic, 5 Mar. 2026 Protein strongarms its way into the glass Everyone can’t stop yapping about protein, and the growth of Mate! — Scott Hocker, TheWeek, 20 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for yap

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Noun

Preliminary research suggests nasal breathing at rest may be associated with lower blood pressure than mouth breathing.

— Samantha Agate, Sacbee.com, 24 Oct. 2026
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, nicotine pouches contain nicotine, flavorings and other ingredients, with nicotine absorbed through the gums and lining of the mouth.

— Stephanie Giang-Paunon, FOXNews.com, 24 Oct. 2026

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Verb

That Sean Payton won by 20 on the road and still spent a good chunk of his postgame presser either complaining, yammering about Jack Lemmon, or both, is a heck of a good sign.

— Troy Renck, Denver Post, 17 Aug. 2026
Lots of fussy bow-tie types yammering about Renoir.

— Peter Bogdanovich, IndieWire, 13 May 2026

Definition of yammer

Verb

But the core of the appeal of fantasy sports is the joy of tracking each week’s games and yakking about it with sports-crazy friends, Berry emphasizes.

— Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 6 Feb. 2026
From mopane worms in Zimbabwe to yak butter tea in Tibet, people are willing to try almost anything these days.

— Christopher Elliott, USA Today, 20 Aug. 2025

Definition of yak

Verb

What readers are saying The comments discuss various aspects of maintaining health and well-being as one ages, emphasizing the importance of exercise, healthy eating, adequate sleep, and mental activity.

— Richard Sima, Washington Post, 27 Oct. 2026
Without a sustained industrial push that the EU has only begun to discuss, Europe can raise the commercial and regulatory costs of the route, but cannot prevent or replace the China-Russia partnership that now operates it.

— Lee Ying Shan,Matthew Tan, CNBC, 27 Oct. 2026

Definition of discuss

Verb

There was no debate on education, for instance, the subject on which Cash had been most keen to expatiate; indeed, there were no debates at all.

— Anthony Lane, The New Yorker, 25 July 2024
Ostensibly, further studies are encouraged to expatiate this understanding.

— Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 7 Jan. 2024

Definition of expatiate

Verb

Even her good friend Gizelle knew, and chose to gossip with Ashley instead of privately informing Tia off camera.

— Shamira Ibrahim, Vulture, 12 Oct. 2026
The two women start to hang out again like college pals, gossiping and hip-hip dancing and — always – splitting a bottle of white wine.

— Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 5 Sep. 2026

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