Definitions
bark in a high-pitched tone
Word origin
Probably of imitative origin. Alternatively, from dialectal yap, yaup, yalp (“to yap, yelp”). More at yelp.
Used in a sentence
“They couldn’t rise above their calls for peace. Those who weren’t “defenders of the fatherland” were incapable of anything except yap and blather about “stopping the war.””
“Shut your yap!”
“You’re always yapping, I wish you’d shut up.”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer2 curated clues
01“Bark sharply”3 letters
02“Talk noisily”3 letters
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