英语词汇“yak”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

in the sense of chatter

Definition

to speak quickly and continuously about unimportant things

Everyone was chattering away in different languages.

Synonyms

prattle,

chat,

rabbit on (British, informal),

babble,

gab (informal),

natter,

tattle,

jabber,

blather,

schmooze (slang),

blether (Scottish),

run off at the mouth (US, slang),

prate,

gossip

in the sense of confab

Definition

a conversation

Synonyms

conversation,

talk,

session,

discussion,

chat,

gossip,

natter,

powwow,

chinwag (British, informal),

confabulation (formal),

korero (New Zealand)

in the sense of go on

Definition

to talk at length and annoyingly

They're always going on about choice and market forces.

Synonyms

ramble on,

carry on,

chatter,

waffle (informal, British),

witter (on) (informal),

rabbit on (British, informal),

prattle,

blether,

earbash (Australian, New Zealand, slang)

in the sense of jabber

Definition

to speak very quickly and excitedly

I left them there jabbering away

Synonyms

chatter,

rabbit (on) (British, informal),

ramble,

mumble,

babble,

waffle (informal, British),

drivel,

yap (informal),

tattle,

gabble,

blather,

blether,

run off at the mouth (slang),

prate

in the sense of jaw

Definition

to have a long chat

jawing for half an hour with the very affable waiter

Synonyms

talk,

chat,

rabbit (on) (British, informal),

gossip,

chatter,

spout (informal),

babble,

natter,

schmooze (slang),

shoot the breeze (US, slang),

run off at the mouth (slang),

chew the fat or rag (slang)

in the sense of spout

Definition

to talk about (something) in a boring way or without much thought

She would go red in the face and start to spout.

Synonyms

hold forth,

talk,

rant,

go on (informal),

rabbit (on) (British, informal),

ramble (on),

pontificate,

declaim,

spiel (informal),

expatiate,

orate,

speechify

in the sense of tattle

Definition

to gossip or chatter

I make it a rule not to tattle.

Synonyms

gossip,

talk idly

in the sense of waffle

Definition

to speak or write in a vague and wordy manner

some guy on TV waffling on about some new product

Synonyms

chatter,

rabbit (on) (British, informal),

babble,

drivel,

prattle,

jabber,

gabble,

rattle on,

verbalize,

blather,

witter on (informal),

blether,

run off at the mouth (slang),

prate,

earbash (Australian, New Zealand, slang)

in the sense of waffle

Definition

vague and wordy speech or writing

I'm tired of his smug, sanctimonious waffle.

Synonyms

prattle,

nonsense,

hot air (informal),

twaddle,

padding,

prating,

gibberish,

jabber,

verbiage,

blather,

wordiness,

verbosity,

prolixity,

bunkum or buncombe,

bizzo (Australian, slang),

bull's wool (Australian, New Zealand, slang)

in the sense of yap

Definition

to talk at length in an annoying or stupid way

He keeps yapping at me about Rebecca.

Synonyms

talk,

go on,

rabbit (on) (British, informal),

gossip,

jaw (slang),

chatter,

spout (informal),

babble,

waffle (informal, British),

prattle,

jabber,

blather,

run off at the mouth (slang),

earbash (Australian, New Zealand, slang),

chew the fat or rag

单词	yak
释义	Trends of yak View usage for: yak (jæk) Word forms: plural yaks, plural yak countable noun A yak is a type of cattle that has long hair and long horns. Yaks live mainly in the Himalayan mountains. Synonyms: gossip, chat, jaw [slang], hot air [informal] More Synonyms of yak More Synonyms of yak yak in British English 1 (jæk) noun a wild and domesticated type of cattle, Bos grunniens, of Tibet, having long horns and long shaggy hair Word origin C19: from Tibetan gyag yak in British English 2 (jæk) slang noun 1. Also: yakety-yak noisy, continuous, and trivial talk or conversation verbWord forms: yaks, yakking or yakked 2. (intransitive) to chatter or talk in this way; jabber Word origin C20: of imitative origin yak in American English 1 (jæk) nounWord forms: plural yaks or yak a stocky, long-haired wild ox (Bos grunniens) of Tibet and central Asia, often domesticated as a beast of burden and for its milk, meat, etc. Word origin < Tibet g-yag, male yak yak in American English 2 (jæk; also, for 3, jɑk) US, Slang verb intransitiveWord forms: yakked or ˈyakking 1. to talk much or idly; chatter noun 2. idle or voluble talk 3. a. a loud laugh, esp. as audience response to comedy b. a joke or comic bit that evokes such a laugh ˈyak-ˈyak, ˈyakeˈty-yak (ˈjækɪtiˈjæk) Also, for yak2 (sense 2) Derived forms yakker (ˈyakker) noun Word origin echoic Image of yak © Daniel Prudek, shutterstock Examples of 'yak' in a sentence yak Guaranteed hand-made, every stitch out of true, made from the softest wool of the yak. Harvey, John THE LEGEND OF CAPTAIN SPACE (2003) Our little local trains have been abolished in the interest of greater efficiency, so now nobody can get anywhere except by public yak. Gash, Jonathan THE TARTAN RINGERS (2003) She kept right on, yak yak yak, her mouth working like it'd never stop. Elmore Leonard TOUCH (2003) (verb) in the sense of gossip Definition to talk continuously about unimportant matters They had a chance to yak during the break. Synonyms gossip We gossiped well into the night. go on They're always going on about choice and market forces. gab (informal) rabbit (on) (British, informal) run on jaw (slang) jawing for half an hour with the very affable waiter chatter Everyone was chattering away in different languages. spout (informal) She would go red in the face and start to spout. waffle (informal, mainly British) some guy on TV waffling on about some new product yap (informal) He keeps yapping at me about Rebecca. tattle I make it a rule not to tattle. jabber I left them there jabbering away blather He kept on blathering about incompetence. chew the fat (slang) witter on (informal) run off at the mouth (noun) in the sense of gossip Definition noisy, continuous, and trivial talk Synonyms gossip There has been a lot of gossip about the reasons for his absence. a magazine packed with celebrity gossip chat She asked me into her office for a chat. jaw (slang) hot air (informal) waffle (informal, mainly British) I'm tired of his smug, sanctimonious waffle. blather Anyone knows that this is all blather. yammer (informal) chinwag (British, informal) confab (informal) yackety-yak (slang) Additional synonyms in the sense of blather He kept on blathering about incompetence. Synonyms chatter, ramble, mumble, babble, waffle (informal, British), rabbit on (British, informal), drivel, yap (informal), tattle, jabber, gabble, blether, run off at the mouth (slang), prate in the sense of blather Anyone knows that this is all blather. Synonyms nonsense, gossip, chatter, hot air, malarkey (informal), waffle (informal, British), pap, bilge (informal), drivel, twaddle, gibberish, guff (slang), tattle, moonshine, jabbering, jabber, verbiage, gabble, claptrap (informal), gobbledegook, hogwash (informal), bizzo (Australian, slang), bull's wool (Australian, New Zealand, slang), hokum (slang, US, Canadian), piffle (informal), poppycock (informal), inanity, blether (Scottish), bunkum or buncombe in the sense of chat Definition an informal conversation She asked me into her office for a chat. Synonyms talk, tête-à-tête, conversation, gossip, heart-to-heart, natter, blather, schmooze (slang), blether (Scottish), chinwag (British, informal), confab (informal), craic (Irish, informal), korero (New Zealand) Nearby words of yak ya yacht yahoo yak yank yap yard Synonyms of 'yak' yak Explore 'yak' in the dictionary Additional synonyms in the sense of chatter Definition to speak quickly and continuously about unimportant things Everyone was chattering away in different languages. Synonyms prattle, chat, rabbit on (British, informal), babble, gab (informal), natter, tattle, jabber, blather, schmooze (slang), blether (Scottish), run off at the mouth (US, slang), prate, gossip in the sense of confab Definition a conversation Synonyms conversation, talk, session, discussion, chat, gossip, natter, powwow, chinwag (British, informal), confabulation (formal), korero (New Zealand) in the sense of go on Definition to talk at length and annoyingly They're always going on about choice and market forces. Synonyms ramble on, carry on, chatter, waffle (informal, British), witter (on) (informal), rabbit on (British, informal), prattle, blether, earbash (Australian, New Zealand, slang) in the sense of jabber Definition to speak very quickly and excitedly I left them there jabbering away Synonyms chatter, rabbit (on) (British, informal), ramble, mumble, babble, waffle (informal, British), drivel, yap (informal), tattle, gabble, blather, blether, run off at the mouth (slang), prate in the sense of jaw Definition to have a long chat jawing for half an hour with the very affable waiter Synonyms talk, chat, rabbit (on) (British, informal), gossip, chatter, spout (informal), babble, natter, schmooze (slang), shoot the breeze (US, slang), run off at the mouth (slang), chew the fat or rag (slang) in the sense of spout Definition to talk about (something) in a boring way or without much thought She would go red in the face and start to spout. Synonyms hold forth, talk, rant, go on (informal), rabbit (on) (British, informal), ramble (on), pontificate, declaim, spiel (informal), expatiate, orate, speechify in the sense of tattle Definition to gossip or chatter I make it a rule not to tattle. Synonyms gossip, talk idly in the sense of waffle Definition to speak or write in a vague and wordy manner some guy on TV waffling on about some new product Synonyms chatter, rabbit (on) (British, informal), babble, drivel, prattle, jabber, gabble, rattle on, verbalize, blather, witter on (informal), blether, run off at the mouth (slang), prate, earbash (Australian, New Zealand, slang) in the sense of waffle Definition vague and wordy speech or writing I'm tired of his smug, sanctimonious waffle. Synonyms prattle, nonsense, hot air (informal), twaddle, padding, prating, gibberish, jabber, verbiage, blather, wordiness, verbosity, prolixity, bunkum or buncombe, bizzo (Australian, slang), bull's wool (Australian, New Zealand, slang) in the sense of yap Definition to talk at length in an annoying or stupid way He keeps yapping at me about Rebecca. Synonyms talk, go on, rabbit (on) (British, informal), gossip, jaw (slang), chatter, spout (informal), babble, waffle (informal, British), prattle, jabber, blather, run off at the mouth (slang), earbash (Australian, New Zealand, slang), chew the fat or rag
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