I. ˈyap verb
( yapped ; yapped ; yapping ; yaps )
Etymology: imitative
intransitive verb
1. : to bark snappishly : yelp
followed by four little dogs who yapped at his heels
2. : to talk in a shrill insistent often idle manner : chatter , scold
the local paper … had been yapping for years about the need for a swimming pool — G.S.Perry
yap at him for staying away so long — Walter Karig
transitive verb
: to utter in a yappy manner : bark
II. noun
( -s )
1.
a. : a snappish bark : yip , yelp
b. : shrill insistent often idle talk : chatter , complaint
2.
a. : an unsophisticated, ignorant, or uncouth person : bumpkin , greenhorn
b. : a contemptible person
3. slang : mouth
told him to shut his yap
always shooting off his yap