What is another word for YAPS?
679 synonyms found
Pronunciation:
[ jˈaps], [ jˈaps], [ j_ˈa_p_s]
The word "yap" is often used to refer to the sound made by small dogs, but it can also be used as a colloquial term for someone who talks excessively or annoyingly. Synonyms for "yap" include chatter, blabber, prattle, gab, babble, jabber, ramble, and drone. While some of these words suggest a lack of coherence or substance in the speech, others imply a more purposeful and intentional style of communication. In any case, if you're being described as a "yapper," it may be time to consider toning down your verbal output or focusing on more productive forms of expression.
Synonyms for Yaps:
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n.
• bark- howl .
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v.
• bark • bluster- badger ,
- boast ,
- brag ,
- brazen ,
- browbeat ,
- bulldoze ,
- domineer ,
- gloat ,
- hector ,
- rant ,
- rave ,
- ride the high horse ,
- roister ,
- shoot off one's mouth ,
- show off ,
- storm ,
- strut ,
- swagger ,
- swell ,
- talk big ,
- vapor ,
- vaunt .
- bawl ,
- bellow ,
- call ,
- cheer ,
- complain ,
- hoot ,
- scream ,
- screech ,
- shriek ,
- shrill ,
- squawk ,
- squeal ,
- ululate ,
- vociferate ,
- wail ,
- whoop .
- drivel ,
- go on and on ,
- mumble ,
- murmur ,
- mutter ,
- run off at mouth ,
- talk ,
- utter ,
- yak .
Other relevant words:
- address ,
- advance ,
- alcove ,
- anticipate ,
- arrant ,
- audacious ,
- babble out ,
- babbling ,
- ballyrag ,
- baloney ,
- bang-up ,
- barefaced ,
- barrack ,
- battle cry ,
- bawl out ,
- bay laurel ,
- bay tree ,
- be known as ,
- beau ,
- becharm ,
- beef ,
- beguile ,
- beleaguer ,
- bellowing ,
- belly laugh ,
- bellyache ,
- berate ,
- bewitch ,
- bid ,
- bilgewater ,
- bill ,
- bird ,
- birdcall ,
- birdsong ,
- bitch ,
- blab out ,
- blabber ,
- blah ,
- blank ,
- blatherskite ,
- blazon out ,
- blether ,
- blither ,
- blow ,
- bluster ,
- boasting ,
- bodacious ,
- bodily cavity ,
- boloney ,
- bombast ,
- boo ,
- boom ,
- bosh ,
- boss ,
- boss around ,
- box seat ,
- boxful ,
- boxwood ,
- bragging ,
- brassy ,
- brattle ,
- brazen-faced ,
- break down ,
- breeze ,
- brim ,
- bubble ,
- buck ,
- bug ,
- bully ,
- bullyrag ,
- bust ,
- cakehole ,
- call down ,
- call in ,
- call off ,
- call on the carpet ,
- call option ,
- call out ,
- call up ,
- captivate ,
- capture ,
- cardiac murmur ,
- caries ,
- carouse ,
- carry on ,
- cast ,
- catch ,
- causerie ,
- cavum ,
- centering ,
- chaffer ,
- chap ,
- charm ,
- chattering ,
- cheer up ,
- cheerfulness ,
- chew ,
- chew out ,
- chew up ,
- chide ,
- child's play ,
- chin music ,
- chin wag ,
- chin wagging ,
- chin-wag ,
- chin-wagging ,
- chit chat ,
- chitchat ,
- cinch ,
- clack valve ,
- claim ,
- clap ,
- clapper valve ,
- claptrap ,
- clatter ,
- claver ,
- cleft ,
- click ,
- clotheshorse ,
- cluck ,
- cock ,
- come about ,
- come on ,
- come up ,
- comment ,
- complete ,
- confab ,
- confabulation ,
- confer ,
- confess ,
- consult ,
- consummate ,
- continue ,
- corking ,
- corner ,
- cornmeal mush ,
- countenance ,
- crab ,
- crack ,
- cracking ,
- cranny ,
- creak ,
- crestless wave ,
- croak ,
- crow ,
- crowing ,
- cry out ,
- damn ,
- dandy ,
- darn ,
- dental caries ,
- discourse ,
- dish the dirt ,
- dogsled ,
- dollar ,
- dollar bill ,
- doorway ,
- double-dyed ,
- dress down ,
- dribble ,
- drift ,
- drool ,
- duck soup ,
- dude ,
- elasticity ,
- embolden ,
- embrangle ,
- emit ,
- enamor ,
- enamour ,
- enchant ,
- enclosed space ,
- entangle ,
- entering ,
- entertain ,
- entranceway ,
- entree ,
- entry ,
- entryway ,
- evaporation ,
- everlasting ,
- exclaim ,
- exhort ,
- express ,
- fall out ,
- fascinate ,
- fashion plate ,
- feature ,
- filling ,
- fink ,
- fissure ,
- flange ,
- flash ,
- flaunt ,
- flick ,
- fop ,
- force ,
- forebode ,
- foretell ,
- funnel shape ,
- fustian ,
- gabble ,
- gabfest ,
- gallant ,
- garbage ,
- gas ,
- gasconade ,
- gibberish ,
- ginger nut ,
- ginger snap ,
- gingersnap ,
- give tongue to ,
- glee ,
- gloating ,
- go along ,
- gossiper ,
- gossipmonger ,
- grab ,
- great ,
- gripe ,
- grizzle ,
- groovy ,
- gross ,
- grouse ,
- growling ,
- grumble ,
- grumbling ,
- guggle ,
- gum ,
- gurgle ,
- gush ,
- hack ,
- hap ,
- happen ,
- harangue ,
- harbour ,
- have words ,
- haven ,
- heart murmur ,
- hearten ,
- hepatic portal vein ,
- hiss ,
- hold ,
- hole ,
- holla ,
- holler ,
- hollering ,
- hollo ,
- holloa ,
- honker ,
- hooter ,
- howler ,
- howling ,
- humbug ,
- idle talk ,
- incoming ,
- ingress ,
- insolent ,
- inspire ,
- intake ,
- intumesce ,
- j. r. firth ,
- jabbering ,
- jack ,
- jack-tar ,
- jactitation ,
- jog ,
- jolly along ,
- jolly up ,
- keen ,
- keep ,
- keep going ,
- kick ,
- knot ,
- know as ,
- kvetch ,
- lallation ,
- lambast ,
- lambaste ,
- lament ,
- lamentation ,
- lecture ,
- let loose ,
- let out ,
- let the cat out of the bag ,
- line-shooting ,
- lip ,
- loge ,
- logic gate ,
- lose it ,
- manducate ,
- march on ,
- margin call ,
- mariner ,
- masticate ,
- mat ,
- maunder ,
- maw ,
- maze ,
- meander ,
- mewl ,
- mouth ,
- mouth off ,
- move on ,
- mug ,
- murmur vowel ,
- murmuration ,
- murmuring ,
- mussitate ,
- mussitation ,
- muttering ,
- name ,
- natter ,
- neat ,
- neb ,
- new world chat ,
- newsmonger ,
- nib ,
- nifty ,
- not bad ,
- nozzle ,
- nurse ,
- occur ,
- oink ,
- old ,
- old salt ,
- old world chat ,
- one dollar bill ,
- opening ,
- osculator ,
- ostentate ,
- outcry ,
- package ,
- palaver ,
- pass ,
- pass off ,
- pass on ,
- peach ,
- peachy ,
- peck ,
- pecker ,
- pep up ,
- perfect ,
- pester ,
- phiz ,
- phone ,
- phone call ,
- photograph ,
- physiognomy ,
- pick ,
- picnic ,
- piece of cake ,
- piffle ,
- pipe ,
- pipe up ,
- pit ,
- plain ,
- plaint ,
- porta ,
- portal site ,
- portal vein ,
- prance ,
- predict ,
- press stud ,
- proceed ,
- prognosticate ,
- progress ,
- promise ,
- public lecture ,
- puff up ,
- pule ,
- pulp ,
- pure ,
- push around ,
- pushover ,
- quest ,
- quetch ,
- rabbit on ,
- rag ,
- rage ,
- rallying cry ,
- ramble on ,
- ramp ,
- range ,
- ranting ,
- raspberry ,
- rattle on ,
- razz ,
- razzing ,
- rebuke ,
- recess ,
- recreate ,
- red cent ,
- remonstrate ,
- reprimand ,
- reversed ,
- ring ,
- riot ,
- ripple ,
- roam ,
- roaring ,
- roll ,
- room access ,
- root on ,
- rove ,
- ruffle ,
- rumble ,
- rumormonger ,
- rumourmonger ,
- rupture ,
- sashay ,
- schmoose ,
- schmooze ,
- schnoz ,
- schnozzle ,
- scissure ,
- scold ,
- screak ,
- screaming ,
- screeching ,
- scuttlebutt ,
- sea dog ,
- seafarer ,
- seaman ,
- seaport ,
- self-praise ,
- send for ,
- sharp ,
- sheik ,
- shield ,
- shit ,
- shoot ,
- shoot a line ,
- shot ,
- shout ,
- shout out ,
- shrieking ,
- shucks ,
- sidesplitter ,
- sing ,
- singing ,
- skreak ,
- skreigh ,
- slabber ,
- slap-up ,
- slaver ,
- slobber ,
- slop ,
- small talk ,
- smashing ,
- smatter ,
- smiler ,
- snap bean ,
- snap fastener ,
- snapshot ,
- snarl up ,
- snatch ,
- snatch up ,
- snoot ,
- snort ,
- snout ,
- sodding ,
- solomon bellow ,
- song ,
- sound off ,
- speak ,
- spellbind ,
- spill ,
- spill the beans ,
- sport ,
- spout ,
- squall ,
- squeak ,
- staring ,
- stark ,
- stray ,
- strident ,
- strong-arm ,
- sunniness ,
- sunshine ,
- surprise ,
- swan ,
- swank ,
- swash ,
- swell up ,
- take place ,
- take to task ,
- talk of the town ,
- talking ,
- tangle ,
- tar ,
- taradiddle ,
- tarradiddle ,
- tear ,
- tease ,
- telephone ,
- telephone call ,
- telling ,
- tempest ,
- thigh-slapper ,
- thorough ,
- thoroughgoing ,
- threshold ,
- thunder ,
- tinker's dam ,
- tinker's damn ,
- tittle-tattle ,
- tommyrot ,
- tooth decay ,
- tosh ,
- tout ,
- tramp ,
- trance ,
- transposed ,
- trap ,
- treacle ,
- triumph ,
- trounce ,
- true laurel ,
- tumefy ,
- tumesce ,
- tyrannise ,
- tyrannize ,
- ululation ,
- unadulterated ,
- urge ,
- urge on ,
- vagabond ,
- vaporing ,
- vaporisation ,
- vaporization ,
- vapour ,
- verbalise ,
- verbalize ,
- violent storm ,
- visage ,
- visit ,
- vociferation ,
- walkover ,
- wander ,
- war cry ,
- watchword ,
- weep ,
- weft ,
- well ,
- well up ,
- whimper ,
- whine ,
- wisconsinite ,
- wow ,
- wrawl ,
- yack ,
- yack away ,
- yakety-yak ,
- yap away ,
- yawl ,
- yawp ,
- yell ,
- yelping ,
- yowl .
How to use "YAPS" in context?
YAPS is an acronym for Youth Apprenticeship Program for Service-learning. The program was started in Portland, Oregon, in 1992 by Ms. Michele Lillibridge, who was then a high school social studies teacher. The goal of the program is to provide opportunities for disadvantaged students to gain experience in the nonprofit or public sector.
The program runs for three months during the summer. Each participant works for a different nonprofit for one month. During that time, the participant attends workshops on topics such as leadership, fundraising, and marketing. The participant also shadowes an experienced employee for a month.
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