yammer

v., -mered, -mer·ing, -mers.

v.intr.

1. To complain peevishly or whimperingly; whine.
2. To talk volubly and loudly.

v.tr.
To utter or say in a complaining or clamorous tone.

n.
The act of yammering.

[Middle English yameren, to lament, probably from Middle Flemish jammeren, to be sorrowful.]

yammerer yam'mer·er n.

(YAM-uhr)
verb tr., intr.
To whine, complain, or to talk loudly and incessantly.

noun
The act of yammering.

Etymology
From Middle Dutch jammeren (to lament)

Usage
"Every year, hundreds of those metallic helium balloons that some little kid lets go of by accident, or some misguided romantic releases into the sky like a shiny-bright dove, float up into electric lines and knock out the power hundreds of times over. ... The Balloon Council, evidently full of its own product, is yammering about how [the proposal to ban them] criminalizes a toy." — Patt Morrison; More Hot Air From Lobbyists; Los Angeles Times; Apr 8, 2008.

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The verb has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: cry loudly, as of animals
  Synonyms: howl, wrawl, yowl

Meaning #2: complain whiningly
  Synonyms: whine, grizzle, yawp

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - jammerklage, jabben
v. intr. - jamre løs, jabbe
v. tr. - jamre løs, jabbe

Nederlands (Dutch)
jammeren, janken (van dieren), gemekker, gejank

Français (French)
n. - murmure
v. intr. - rouspéter (sur)
v. tr. - marmonner

Deutsch (German)
v. - quengeln, jammern
n. - Gejammer

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - πολυλογώ, φλυαρώ, γκρινιάζω
n. - φλυαρία

Italiano (Italian)
piagnucolare, chiacchierare, lamentarsi, lamento, chiacchiera

Português (Portuguese)
v. - lastimar-se
n. - lástima (f)

Русский (Russian)
жаловаться, вопить, говорить без умолку, нытье, скандал

Español (Spanish)
n. - queja, protesta, plañido
v. intr. - quejarse, lloriquear
v. tr. - quejarse, lloriquear

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - jämra sig, gnälla, gorma, gasta
n. - jämmer, gnällande, gormande, gastande

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
哭诉, 气愤的抱怨, 无聊话, 叹息, 哭泣, 抱怨

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 哭訴, 氣憤的抱怨, 無聊話
v. intr. - 歎息, 哭泣
v. tr. - 抱怨

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 불평, 투덜거림, 수다
v. intr. - 불평을 하다, 야단치다, 지껄여대다
v. tr. - 불평하다, ~이라고 지껄여대다, ~이라고 불평스런 얼굴로 이야기하다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - めそめそ言う, がなり立てる

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) شكا, اشتكى, اشتكى بصوت عال وباستمرار (الاسم) الشكوى بصوت عال وباستمرار‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮יבבה, צריחה, רטינה, דיבור רהוט‬
v. intr. - ‮יילל, דיבר ברהיטות‬
v. tr. - ‮התלונן, רטן‬

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