yap
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There is a monthly meeting to discuss whichever book the group has chosen and another "scrap and yap" session, which focuses on book journalling and craft.
From BBC ● Jul. 12, 2026
One of the gassiest debates in the NBA—and this is a gassy sport, its obsessive followers will yap about it until the ears tumble off your head—concerns what player is the “Face of the Sport.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 1, 2026
At night, hungry coyotes yap and howl beyond the walls of Deborah’s ample, manicured yard.
From Salon ● Apr. 10, 2025
So, when the birds don't move around or yap in open spaces, that makes things more challenging for the humans.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 27, 2024
A very high-pitched yap followed by a very high-energy wiggle.
From "Dog Squad" by Chris Grabenstein
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There were a few joggers and a couple of people fishing directly from the beach, but it was otherwise peaceful, punctuated only by the dull roar of lapping waves and Tobi’s occasional yaps.
From New York Times ● Dec. 30, 2016
And yet it’s hard to deny the pleasure of watching somebody who yaps and yaps and yaps and then goes right out there and delivers on the yap.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 14, 2015
"He is not a guy who yaps all the time, so what he says is usually pretty significant."
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2015
Curran yaps like a terrier; words tumble from her in a torrent.
From BBC ● Sep. 29, 2012
“You can’t compare yourself to me!” she yaps no matter what I complain about.
From "Dreaming in Cuban" by Cristina García
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And as I feared last week, the guys in the booth yapped way too much, including talking over a mic’d up Tiger and Phil.
From Golf Digest ● Nov. 27, 2018
In the Madison Square Park dog run, we went unnoticed until a Pomeranian caught sight of us and yapped so rambunctiously that the seal and I took refuge in a nearby Starbucks.
From The New Yorker ● Nov. 19, 2018
Both wagged their tails excitedly when someone came to their kennel and yapped sadly when that person walked away.
From Slate ● Jun. 9, 2017
Wall and his nemesis Dennis Schroder also yapped at each other as the teams departed for the locker rooms.
From Washington Times ● Apr. 16, 2017
The children yapped with joy and ran outside to greet their guest.
From "The Unseen Guest" by Maryrose Wood
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It was evidence the U.S. spends too much time yapping about our domestic athletes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 20, 2026
"All that yapping and now I get to share it with the world."
From BBC ● Mar. 24, 2026
I had no professional cooking experience and had never been to cooking school; I didn't expect anyone to read along to my yapping when there were actual experts out there.
From Salon ● Jan. 7, 2025
Sud creates parallels between Clare in Hollywood and Dorothy in Oz, assigning Clare a Kansan back story, a yapping terrier and a guileless attitude.
From New York Times ● Apr. 15, 2024
Abby started yapping again, but he kept his eyes on me.
From "Crash" by Jerry Spinelli
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