YAMMER


Meaning of YAMMER in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈya-mər ]

intransitive verb

( yam·mered ; yam·mer·ing ˈya-mə-riŋ, ˈyam-riŋ)

Etymology: Middle English yameren, alteration of yomeren to murmur, be sad, from Old English gēomrian; akin to Old High German jāmaron 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

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