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noun

Definition of yammernext
as in whine
an expression of dissatisfaction, pain, or resentment a soccer coach having to endure the endless yammers from parents that their kids weren't getting enough time on the field

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yammer

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verb

ˈya-mər How to pronounce yammer (audio)
as in to complain
to express dissatisfaction, pain, or resentment usually tiresomely customers yammered on for what seemed like days about the billing mistake

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Recent Examples of yammer
Verb
Show creator Taylor Sheridan is ripped, shirtless and yammering about corndogs! — William Earl, Variety, 9 Dec. 2024 Brennan and O'Donnell also kept the debate moving, refusing to let either candidate yammer on. — Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 2 Oct. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for yammer
  1. whine
  2. complain
  3. moan
  4. scream
  5. complaint
  6. mutter
Noun
  • Fritz revved the engine, a desperate, needling whine, and the vessel lurched down the airstrip, the chute billowing awake behind him.
    — Nick Paumgarten, The New Yorker, 10 Feb. 2025
  • Families fall asleep to the thump of nearby airstrikes and the constant whine of an Israeli drone overhead.
    — Raf Sanchez, NBC News, 25 Dec. 2024
Definition of whine
Verb
  • Appeals court rules Trump can implement anti-DEI executive orders for now In address about vision for DOJ, Trump complains about prior probes In: Joe Biden Donald Trump January 6 Melissa Quinn Melissa Quinn is a politics reporter for CBSNews.com.
    — Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 17 Mar. 2025
  • Fix Problems Many of us like to complain about broken systems, inefficient processes, or other things that annoy us at work.
    — Joseph Liu, Forbes, 17 Mar. 2025
Definition of complain
Noun
  • None of these moans are intended to dismiss the importance of clever in-jokes and references to past adventures.
    — Richard Edwards, Space.com, 17 Feb. 2025
  • Tonally registering as if carved from a medium-hard piece of oak, his transparent deliveries — mellow whispers, conversational assertions, longing moans, resolute cries — served as effective vessels for those character sketches and autobiographical reflections.
    — Bob Gendron, Chicago Tribune, 16 Feb. 2025
Definition of moan
Verb
  • Every frequent flier has been there: the seat that doesn’t tilt back, the screaming kids, the sprint between terminals for the connecting flight, and relief at baggage claim that your luggage actually made it.
    — Michael Verdon, Robb Report, 19 Mar. 2025
  • And of course, 102 acres on the Pacific Ocean just screams location, location, ad infinitum.
    — David Weiss, Forbes, 19 Mar. 2025
Definition of scream
Noun
  • Myers told The Ranch Podcast that the decision to remove the poster wasn’t in response to any complaint.
    — Rose Evans, Idaho Statesman, 19 Mar. 2025
  • According to the complaint, Henley organized a birthday party at Deja Vu for himself in December 2021.
    — Brittny Mejia, Los Angeles Times, 19 Mar. 2025
Definition of complaint
Verb
  • Ally and Jay are both sarcastic, too — their best lines are muttered under their breaths — and their repartee becomes more interesting than the bloody theatrics.
    — Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 5 Feb. 2025
  • But unlike France — which has both Napoleonic history and darkly muttering existentialists wandering the streets of Paris to remind everyone just how bad things can get — we Americans have no natural immunity.
    — Pat Beall, Orlando Sentinel, 18 Feb. 2025
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