yappin'
yappin' is the pronunciation spelling of yapping.
Meaning of yapping
Noun
yapping (plural yappings)
- A sound that yaps, especially the continued barking of a small dog.
- But just there a small hairy terrier exploded out at the gate, like a floor-mop impelled by some sort of internal combustion, which sent him off into a frenzy of yapping, incessantly jerked backwards by the explosive force of his own detonations.1938, Norman Lindsay, Age of Consent, 1st Australian edition, Sydney, N.S.W.: Ure Smith, published 1962, →OCLC, page 59
- Constant talk or chatter.
- I soon discovered that nobody seemed to want Anzacs in spite of their flag-waving and yapping before we left[.]1933, Frank Clune, Try Anything Once, Sydney: Angus and Robertson, page 122
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