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
  • Examples of structural issues include being easily annoyed by other people’s demands and stories about their daily activities.
    Courtney Smith, Forbes, 20 Nov. 2024
  • The report said the mailings annoyed and confused some voters.
    Frank Witsil, Detroit Free Press, 2 Nov. 2024
Definition of annoy
Verb
  • The areas of the city near Sycamore Drive, Mahogany Way, Peppertree Way, and L Street have been plagued with violence over the past three months.
    Hema Sivanandam, The Mercury News, 14 Nov. 2024
  • And Sebastian Hady can be the hero in the papers: the guy who turned the lights back on in Crown Point and ended the drug war that’s plagued Gotham for decades.
    Andy Andersen, Vulture, 10 Nov. 2024
Definition of plague
Verb
  • Wang was appointed chair of Cupertino’s Planning Commission in 2019, but was ousted from his post last year following accusations of harassing community members and city officials.
    Stephanie Lam, The Mercury News, 7 Nov. 2024
  • Advertisement More than third of election officials surveyed this year by the Brennan Center for Justice at New York University School of Law said they have been harassed, threatened or abused for carrying out their work.
    Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 4 Nov. 2024
Definition of harass
Verb
  • Awards Emmys 2024: ‘Baby Reindeer’ has the numbers — and, soon, the Emmys Aug. 14, 2024 Krieger speculated that the true-story element might have baited social media sleuths into hunting for the real Martha.
    Christi Carras, Los Angeles Times, 14 Oct. 2024
  • We are constantly baited by scammers—by text, by email, by phone.
    Alana Semuels, TIME, 18 Sep. 2024
Definition of bait
Verb
  • Bungie recently acknowledged the existence of arguably the worst bug in Destiny 2’s entire history, the revelation that for years now, loot drops have been bugged to make certain perk combinations close to impossible to get, when all combinations were supposedly supposed to be weighted equally.
    Paul Tassi, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
  • In the meantime, if the node is painful or just bugging you, resist the urge to touch or squeeze it, Dr. Norton says, which can make the swelling worse.
    Erica Sloan, SELF, 30 Oct. 2024
Definition of bug
Verb
  • Authorities said Kerr accelerated toward the deputy before riding away as the deputy chased him.
    Stepheny Price, Fox News, 19 Nov. 2024
  • But last week, tens of thousands of Chinese university students followed a viral trend, riding bikes for more than five hours through the night to Kaifeng for the ancient capital's famous soup dumplings.
    Elizabeth Robinson, NBC News, 12 Nov. 2024
Definition of ride
Verb
  • The announcement comes days after Tyler infamously lamented about fans badgering him for new music online.
    Jeff Ihaza, Rolling Stone, 17 Oct. 2024
  • Messages go from clever to badgering Concerns about voter information have become a big issue in close presidential elections.
    Frank Witsil, Detroit Free Press, 2 Nov. 2024
Definition of badger
Verb
  • Yes, Donald Trump urged congressional Republicans to reject the bill, but three years of inaction were a bigger issue for voters.
    Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, 15 Nov. 2024
  • Murphy urged residents to take the drought warning seriously and reduce water use voluntarily.
    Melissa Chan, NBC News, 13 Nov. 2024
Definition of urge
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