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yammer

[ yam-er ]

verb (used without object)

  1. to whine or complain.
  2. to make an outcry or clamor.
  3. to talk loudly and persistently.


verb (used with object)

  1. to utter clamorously, persistently, or in complaint:

    They yammered their complaints until she let them see the movie.

noun

  1. the act or noise of yammering.

yammer

/ ˈæə /

verb

  1. to utter or whine in a complaining or peevish manner
  2. to make (a complaint) loudly or persistently
  3. intr (esp of an animal) to howl or wail plaintively or distressingly; yelp or yowl
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. a yammering sound, wail, or utterance
  2. nonsense; jabber
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈⲹ, noun
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • ⲹm· noun
  • ⲹm·Բ· adverb
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of yammer1

1275–1325; Middle English yameren (v.) < Middle Dutch jam(m ) eren, replacing Middle English yomeren, Old English ŧdz to complain, derivative of ŧdzǰ sad; akin to German Jammer lamentation
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of yammer1

Old English ō to grumble, complain; related to Old High German misery, lamentation, Old Norse amra to howl
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He confidently illustrates what he’s deduced by drawing a grid on a whiteboard and yammering as his suspects and colleagues watch, slack-jawed.

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From the moment they arrive at the resort, she can’t stop yammering about the inane details of their lives in North Carolina.

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Nobody wants to see you sit on the air and just be yammering about yourself all day long.

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Four criminal indictments and 91 felony counts later, Trump’s incessant yammering about victimhood has rallied his followers.

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Headmarveller Rivera led the way back down the Taste Tower staircase, her cane clicks echoing as she yammered on.

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