Hi guys! Word Of the Week (WOW) is a weekly meme created by Heena Rathore P. (me.) It’s a fun way to improve one’s vocabulary by learning new words every week. If you want to participate then simply do a post with your WORD and leave the link to your post as a comment on one of my WOW post.

Here’s the WOW for this week :

Word:

Yap

Part Of Speech:

Verb and Noun

Derivatives:

Yapper – noun

Pronunciation:

|jap|

Meaning:

Verb: 1. Give a sharp, shrill bark.

2. Talk at length in an irritating manner.

Noun: 1. A sharp, shrill bark.

2. A person’s mouth.

Synonyms:

1. Yelp, bark, woof.

2. Chatter, prattle, prate, gibber, babble, blather,

Antonyms:

None.

Word Origin:

Early 17th century (denoting a dog that yaps): imitative.

Use In Sentences:

• The dachshund yapped at his heels.
• She sat in a coffee shop yapping with her friend.
• Her dog greeted her with excited yaps.
• He should keep his yap shut.

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