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verb

To utter a shrill, short cry: squeal, yawp, yelp, yip. See sounds/pleasant sounds/unpleasant sounds/neutral sounds or silence.

noun

A shrill, short cry: squeal, yawp, yelp, yip. See sounds/pleasant sounds/unpleasant sounds/neutral sounds or silence.

verb intr
verb intr, US

1: To talk idly, chatter. (1886 —) .
A. T. Ellis They end up writing books about it and yapping away on the television (1985). noun

2: The mouth. (1900 —) .
H. Fast They know that if they open their yaps, we'll close them down (1977).

3: Idle talk; chatter. (1907 —) .
K. Weatherly Never mind that yap. Where's the tucker? (1968).

4: A chat. (1930 —) .
R. Lawler Real ear-basher he is, always on for a yap (1957).

[From earlier sense, to bark sharply.]

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For a list of words related to yap, see:

• Mouth and Teeth - yap: Slang. mouth
• Speech Sounds and Noises - yap: bark shrilly, like a dog
• Speech Sounds
• Comic Sound Effects

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Dansk (Danish)
v. intr. - bjæffe, gø, galpe
v. tr. - bjæffe, gø, galpe
n. - bjæf

Nederlands (Dutch)
keffen, zaniken, gekef

Français (French)
v. intr. - japper, (fig) piailler
v. tr. - japper
n. - jappement

Deutsch (German)
v. - kläffen, quatschen, lamentieren
n. - Gekläff, Geschwätz

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - γαβγίζω, φλυαρώ τσιριχτά
n. - γαβγισματάκι, εκνευριστική φλυαρία
int. - γαβ

Italiano (Italian)
abbaiare, parlare a vanvera

Português (Portuguese)
v. - latir, falar besteira
n. - latido (m), conversa tola (f)

Русский (Russian)
лаять, болтать, лай, брюзга, хулиган, пасть

Español (Spanish)
v. intr. - ladrar, gañir, chillar
v. tr. - gañir
n. - ladrido corto, gañido, parloteo, tonto

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - gläfsa, skälla, snacka, tjafsa (sl.)
n. - gläfs, skällande, snack, stafs (sl.), mun, käft (sl.)
int. - håll käft!

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
狂吠, 吵嚷, 唠叨, 使狂吠, 废话, 狂吠声

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. intr. - 狂吠, 吵嚷, 嘮叨
v. tr. - 使狂吠
n. - 狂吠, 廢話, 狂吠聲

한국어 (Korean)
v. intr. - 투덜대다, 심하게 짖어대다, 재잘거리다
v. tr. - 시끄럽게 짖어대다
n. - 시끄럽게 짖는 소리, 떠드는 사람, 시골뜨기

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - キャンキャンほえる
n. - ほえ声

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) نبح, وعوع, ثرثر (الاسم) نباح, وعوعه, ثرثرة (نداء) أحدث صوتا يشبه عواء الكلب‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. intr. - ‮נבח או דיבר בקול רם, התלונן, נבח קצרות, פיטפט, קישקש, ליהג‬
v. tr. - ‮התלונן בקול רם‬
n. - ‮נביחה חדה, פטפוט, קשקוש‬

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