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yakking

yakking is the present participle and gerund of yak.

Meaning of yak

Verb

yak (third-person singular simple present yaks, present participle yakking, simple past and past participle yakked)

  1. (intransitive, slang) To talk, particularly informally but persistently; to chatter or prattle.
    • “You'll like Poppet. Nice dog. Wears his ears inside out. Why do dachshunds wear their ears inside out?” “I could not say, sir.” “Nor me. I've often wondered. But this won't do, Jeeves. Here we are, yakking about Jezebels and dachshunds, when we ought to be concentrating our minds […]1960, P[elham] G[renville] Wodehouse, chapter XI, in Jeeves in the Offing, London: Herbert Jenkins, →OCLC
  2. (intransitive, slang) To vomit, usually as a result of excessive alcohol consumption.
    • She'll feel better when she yaks.1998, Tim Herlihy, The Wedding Singer, spoken by Glenn Guglia (Matthew Glave)

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Phrases with yakking

Questions about yakking

What is yakking the present participle and gerund of?
Yakking is the present participle and gerund of yak.

Words near yakking in the dictionary

  1. yakkety-yakking
  2. yakkety-yaks
  3. yakkha
  4. yakkier
  5. yakkiest
  6. yakking
  7. yakking on
  8. yakky
  9. yakless
  10. yaklike
  11. Yaklin

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