yammer

American  

[yam-er] / ˈyæm ər /

verb (used without object)

1. to whine or complain.

2. to make an outcry or clamor.

3. to talk loudly and persistently.

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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 British  

/ ˈjæmə /

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

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noun

1. a yammering sound, wail, or utterance

2. nonsense; jabber

Other Word Forms

• yammerer noun
• yammeringly adverb

Etymology

Origin of yammer

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

Example Sentences

“A lot of yammering in makeshift studios. It’s lowering the bar for everything,” he added.

From Los Angeles Times

He confidently illustrates what he’s deduced by drawing a grid on a whiteboard and yammering as his suspects and colleagues watch, slack-jawed.

From Salon

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

From Salon

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

From Los Angeles Times

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

From Literature