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Yap Jæp Intransitive Irritating Dogs Bre Verb  Verb

Front yap
Back yap
BrE /jæp/

NAmE /jæp/
verb
 verb forms
 word origin
(-pp-)
1 [intransitive] ~ (at sb/sth) (especially of small dogs) to bark a lot, making a high, sharp and usually irritating sound

The dogs yapped at his heels.
yapping dogs
2 [intransitive] (informal) to talk in a silly, noisy and usually irritating way
yap noun

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