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yammer
[ yam-er ]
verb (used without object)
- to whine or complain.
- to make an outcry or clamor.
- to talk loudly and persistently.
verb (used with object)
- to utter clamorously, persistently, or in complaint:
They yammered their complaints until she let them see the movie.
noun
- the act or noise of yammering.
yammer
/ ˈjæmə /
verb
- to utter or whine in a complaining or peevish manner
- to make (a complaint) loudly or persistently
- intr (esp of an animal) to howl or wail plaintively or distressingly; yelp or yowl
noun
- a yammering sound, wail, or utterance
- nonsense; jabber
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Derived Forms
- ˈyammerer, noun
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Other Words From
- yammer·er noun
- yammer·ing·ly adverb
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Word History and Origins
Origin of yammer1
1275–1325; Middle English yameren (v.) < Middle Dutch jam(m ) eren, replacing Middle English yomeren, Old English gēomrian to complain, derivative of gēomor sad; akin to German Jammer lamentation
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Word History and Origins
Origin of yammer1
Old English geōmrian to grumble, complain; related to Old High German iāmar misery, lamentation, Old Norse amra to howl
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Example Sentences
"I'd loike to ha' th' first yammer at him," he had said, savagely.
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An' when yo' dad coom home there'd be no Wee Anne to rin to him, and climb on his knee, and yammer to him, and beat his face.
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Above the drone of the twin Pegasus engines came a sharp staccato yammer that made fingers of ice clutch at Dave's heartstrings.
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The last exclamation was caused by the staccato yammer of aerial machine gun fire coming to his ears once again.
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At that instant he heard the savage snarl and yammer of aerial machine guns.
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