yakking

Example Sentences

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In the words of the late great Marty DiBergi: Enough of my yakking.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 11, 2026

Nice peaceful places are ruined by your yakking.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 25, 2023

They met, Wilfert recalls, at a reading in 2005; when Wilfert said “I’m going to the bathroom,” Luker said, “I’m going too” and they sat “in adjacent johns,” yakking.

From New York Times • May 2, 2021

He noted that sports-talk radio has fared relatively well by featuring hometown personalities yakking about local teams.

From Washington Post • Feb. 9, 2021

“Well, no one’s ever going to do it again if you blow our chance at winning this thing. So can we please stop yakking and find our way out of here?”

From "Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library" by Chris Grabenstein