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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024yam•mer /ˈyæmɚ/USA pronunciation [Informal.]v. [no object] - Informal Termsto whine or complain:yammering about their misfortune.
- Informal Termsto talk loudly and continuously:The partygoers yammered happily.
n. [uncountable] - Informal Termsthe act or noise of yammering.
yam•mer•er, n. [countable] WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024yam•mer (yam′ər),USA pronunciation [Informal.]v.i. - Informal Termsto whine or complain.
- Informal Termsto make an outcry or clamor.
- Informal Termsto talk loudly and persistently.
v.t. - Informal Termsto utter clamorously, persistently, or in complaint:They yammered their complaints until she let them see the movie.
n. - Informal Termsthe act or noise of yammering.
- Middle Dutch jam(m)eren, replacing Middle English yomeren, Old English gēomrian to complain, derivative of gēomor sad; akin to German Jammer lamentation
- Middle English yameren (verb, verbal) 1275–1325
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: yammer /ˈjæmə/ informal vb - to utter or whine in a complaining or peevish manner
- to make (a complaint) loudly or persistently
n - a yammering sound, wail, or utterance
- nonsense; jabber
Etymology: Old English geōmrian to grumble, complain; related to Old High German iāmar misery, lamentation, Old Norse amra to howlˈyammerer n |