YAP (AT) Synonyms: 55 Similar and Opposite Words

yap (at)

verb

Definition of yap (at)

as in to carp (at)

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Verb

Returning the sarcasm tends to cause the same problem, with two people annoyed instead of one.

— Angela Haupt, Time, 14 Oct. 2026
Williams is annoyed and wants order while Kirke is hardly paying attention and lugs vases of flowers through her home.

— Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of annoy

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Speculation and conspiracy theories have plagued Kirk’s death, fueled even by public figures such as Candace Owens, a longtime friend of Kirk, who has been outspoken about her belief that his death was orchestrated in an elaborate plot.

— Mackenzie Chase, The Washington Examiner, 14 Oct. 2026
Hoover’s replacement has thus far been a miss, and the problem that plagued this program in losses in each of the last two years has not changed.

— Mac Engel October 14, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of plague

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In an interview with Inside Edition on Tuesday, store owner Adam Rubin said that his store has been review-bombed since Clarkson took to social media and named the store, and employees and surrounding businesses have been harassed.

— Payton Turkeltaub, Variety, 14 Oct. 2026
Kirschner said that his staff has been overwhelmed with homeless individuals causing property damage and harassing customers.

— Melody Xu, Los Angeles Times, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of harass

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In Pakistan, Choudhary told me, the workforce of the author-baiting scams is largely made up of high-school and university graduates.

— Snigdha Poonam, The Dial, 13 Oct. 2026
The massive aerial operation is part of an annual operation to spread rabies vaccination baits targeting raccoons and other wildlife in the state.

— Dan Raby, CBS News, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of bait

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And as the team moved into the couple’s guest house on their San Diego rental property, the filmmakers feared that the home was bugged and ordered a device to try to de-bug it, without success.

— Kirsten Chuba, HollywoodReporter, 7 Oct. 2026
He’s bugged Jay — the two met online and married two years ago before opening their first restaurant last year — to make sure that includes his crispy duck panang curry.

— Miguel Otárola, Denver Post, 22 Sep. 2026

Definition of bug

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Buckley plays Matt, a Chicago firefighter and Darlene’s grandson, who has been badgering the paper to write about Darlene attending her 500th Bears game.

— Rick Porter, HollywoodReporter, 16 Oct. 2026
But instead of taking the win and directing the alliance’s attention back toward Russia’s hybrid warfare, the administration continued to badger allies to spend more and faster.

— Julianne Smith, Foreign Affairs, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of badger

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