yap (at)

verb

Definition of yap (at)next
as in to carp (at)

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  1. annoy
  2. plague
  3. harass
  4. bait
  5. bug
  6. ride
  7. badger
  8. urge
Verb
  • Paraguay’s tactics, seeking to frustrate and disrupt France, had annoyed Henry as well as the current team and coach.
    — Stuart James, New York Times, 5 July 2026
  • Others are annoyed that its ambiguous language will create confusion over how — or if — the state will enforce compliance.
    — Phillip Valys, Sun Sentinel, 27 June 2026
Definition of annoy
Verb
  • Andrew Harnik | Getty Images A rocky start The anniversary rollout has also been plagued by problems on the ground.
    — Luke Fountain, CNBC, 3 July 2026
  • In the 30 years following the tune’s release, disappointment has only continued to plague the Three Lions.
    — Fisher Isbell, AJC.com, 2 July 2026
Definition of plague
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  • While his family stayed behind in the US, Jin returned to China as authorities continued to harass church members.
    — Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 5 July 2026
  • Naval liaison groups have yet to comment on the abrupt U-turns, although the Joint Maritime Intelligence Center repeated on Sunday that Iranian forces continue to harass shipping.
    — Weilun Soon, Fortune, 5 July 2026
Definition of harass
Verb
  • When water is released, bait fish come in from the lake, which is like ringing the dinner bell for the surrounding predator fish.
    — Kristine Fischer, Outdoor Life, 2 July 2026
  • Palestra is excellent at baiting defenders into committing to a tackle before racing past them.
    — Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 27 June 2026
Definition of bait
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  • The group alleged that as well as hacking their phones, journalists from the Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday tapped landlines and bugged houses and cars.
    — K.J. Yossman, Variety, 7 July 2026
  • What really bugs me about this moment, and about the battle and its aftermath, is the lack of feeling.
    — Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026
Definition of bug
Verb
  • Long ago, a train-riding and hitchhiking tour of several European countries took me to Belgium, where I was graciously taken in by the family of an American friend of mine.
    — Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 July 2026
  • Charges include one felony count each for evading a peace officer and evading an officer while riding an e-motorcycle.
    — Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2026
Definition of ride
Verb
  • As aldermen badgered the buyer, seller and Johnson’s top lawyers during the no-vote hearing, some zeroed in on the mayor, accusing his team of being unnecessarily secretive.
    — Jake Sheridan, Chicago Tribune, 25 June 2026
  • My dad continued to badger me to turn it back to the White Sox game, which was in the middle innings.
    — Eric Koreen, New York Times, 21 June 2026
Definition of badger
Verb
  • When that didn’t change the safe call, Dalton immediately pointed to the Dodgers dugout, mask in hand urging manager Dave Roberts to challenge.
    — Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 7 July 2026
  • To end the endless copying, Anthropic has joined OpenAI in urging the US to view distillation attacks as a form of intellectual property theft.
    — Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 6 July 2026
Definition of urge
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