v.
Pronunciation: ' ya-m ə r
Function: intransitive verb
Inflected Form: yam · mered ; yam · mer · ing \ ' ya-m ə -ri ŋ , ' yam-ri ŋ \
Etymology: Middle English yameren, alteration of yomeren to murmur, be sad, from Old English g ē omrian; akin to Old High German j ā maron to be sad
Date: 15th century
1 a : to utter repeated cries of distress or sorrow b : WHIMPER
2 : to utter persistent complaints : WHINE
3 : to talk persistently or volubly and often loudly <caused the purists to yammer for censorship ― D. W. Maurer>
– yammer noun