yap (at)

verb

Definition of yap (at)next
as in to carp (at)

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for yap (at)
  1. annoy
  2. plague
  3. harass
  4. bait
  5. bug
  6. ride
  7. badger
  8. urge
Verb
  • You’re annoyed by it all, until the next horde of patrons do the same.
    Cheri Lucas Rowlands, Longreads, 10 Dec. 2024
  • Claire’s dopey jock boyfriend Simon (Charlie Hall) generally annoys her with his requests for sexts and movie nights.
    Courtney Howard, Variety, 6 Dec. 2024
Definition of annoy
Verb
  • Karlsson is starting to eliminate the bad decisions that plagued him during the season’s first month.
    Josh Yohe, The Athletic, 13 Dec. 2024
  • Saudi Arabia was confirmed as the host of the 2034 World Cup, a controversial move as all eyes turn to its human rights record and concerns following migrant worker abuses that plagued Qatar’s 2022 World Cup.
    Danielle Chemtob, Forbes, 12 Dec. 2024
Definition of plague
Verb
  • Even if people are not thrown into prison, it’s being harassed all day, having to appear in court over and over again, having to spend all of your money on legal fees, having a bunch of Trump’s allies harassing you all day.
    Leah Feiger, WIRED, 6 Dec. 2024
  • And activists say fighters have been disciplined in not harassing residents.
    Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 4 Dec. 2024
Definition of harass
Verb
  • The company provides solutions that may include interior and exterior baiting to address existing issues once the inspection is complete.
    Kody Boye, USA TODAY, 12 Dec. 2024
  • To contain the bear, police sealed four doors leading to the sales floor and set up box traps baited with rice bran and honey near the exits.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 2 Dec. 2024
Definition of bait
Verb
  • But after all the weight loss, there were still things that still bugged Russell.
    Brenda Goodman, CNN, 9 Dec. 2024
  • Read: That time the CIA bugged a cat to spy on the Soviets Ivezić told me that the length of the data embargo was the most difficult term to work out.
    Ross Andersen, The Atlantic, 2 Dec. 2024
Definition of bug
Verb
  • Sony’s plan to build an entire franchise out of standalone films about Peter Parker’s nemeses always read as a transparent attempt at riding Marvel Studios’ coattails post-Spider-Man: Homecoming.
    Charles Pulliam-Moore, The Verge, 13 Dec. 2024
  • These household purveyors of horsepower, ride height, and above all—pun intended—entertainment, are icons of aftermarket modification.
    Peter Nelson, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
Definition of ride
Verb
  • When Tennessee’s lawyer attempted to explain that the state has similar rules in its regulation of medicines, Jackson badgered him to stop.
    The Editors, National Review, 5 Dec. 2024
  • During his first term, Trump repeatedly badgered Powell and the Fed for hiking interest rates or not cutting them.
    Paul Davidson, USA TODAY, 7 Nov. 2024
Definition of badger
Verb
  • Bragg's office urged Merchan to reject Trump's motion to dismiss the case in light of the Republican's 2024 election victory.
    Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 12 Dec. 2024
  • Nobel Prize winners urge senators to oppose confirmation of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Republican presidential nominee and former U.S. President Donald Trump attend a campaign event sponsored by conservative group Turning Point USA, in Duluth, Georgia, U.S., October 23, 2024.
    Annika Kim Constantino,Ashley Capoot, CNBC, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of urge
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