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yammer

/yam-er/US // ˈyæm ər //UK // (ˈjæmə) informal //

唠叨,唠唠叨叨,唠嗑,唠唠叨叨的

Related Words

moan呻吟声,呻吟,呻吟一声,呻吟声声whimper呜呜咽咽,呜咽,呜咽声,呜呜呜bellyache腹痛,肚痛,肚子疼,肚子痛fuss大惊小怪,大惊小怪的wail哀号,哀鸣,哀嚎,啼哭carp鲤鱼,鲫鱼,鲩鱼,鲤鱼的grumble抱怨,咕哝,哼哼,叽叽喳喳gripe抱怨,怨气,怨言,牢骚repine回归,回避,回报,悔恨yowl吆喝声,吼吼,嚷嚷,呵斥complain投诉,抱怨,申诉,投诉人howl嚎啕大哭,嚎叫声,嗥叫,嚎叫

Definitions

v.无主动词 verb
  1. 1
    • : to whine or complain.
    • : to make an outcry or clamor.
    • : to talk loudly and persistently.
v.有主动词 verb
  1. 1
    • : to utter clamorously, persistently, or in complaint: They yammered their complaints until she let them see the movie.
n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : the act or noise of yammering.

Synonyms & Antonyms

verbwhine
Forms: yammered
Synonyms
bellyache腹痛,肚痛,肚子疼,肚子痛carp鲤鱼,鲫鱼,鲩鱼,鲤鱼的complain投诉,抱怨,申诉,投诉人fuss大惊小怪,大惊小怪的gripe抱怨,怨气,怨言,牢骚grumble抱怨,咕哝,哼哼,叽叽喳喳howl嚎啕大哭,嚎叫声,嗥叫,嚎叫moan呻吟声,呻吟,呻吟一声,呻吟声声repine回归,回避,回报,悔恨wail哀号,哀鸣,哀嚎,啼哭whimper呜呜咽咽,呜咽,呜咽声,呜呜呜yowl吆喝声,吼吼,嚷嚷,呵斥

Examples

  • "I'd loike to ha' th' first yammer at him," he had said, savagely.

  • An' when yo' dad coom home there'd be no Wee Anne to rin to him, and climb on his knee, and yammer to him, and beat his face.

  • Above the drone of the twin Pegasus engines came a sharp staccato yammer that made fingers of ice clutch at Dave's heartstrings.

  • The last exclamation was caused by the staccato yammer of aerial machine gun fire coming to his ears once again.

  • At that instant he heard the savage snarl and yammer of aerial machine guns.

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