yammer
To complain peevishlyTo complain peevishly.
» You can hear animals yammer in the meadows.
Meaning
5 senses(intransitive)To complain peevishly.
jammern
нытьnytʹ
complain whiningly
(intransitive)To talk loudly and persistently.
cry loudly, as of animals
(transitive)To repeat on and on, usually loudly or in complaint.
(intransitive, rare)To make an outcry; to clamor.
(intransitive)To repeatedly call someone's name.
Examples
2 sentencesYou can hear animals yammer in the meadows.
I'm always listening to you yammering on and your stupid dog barking.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English ȝameren, ȝaumeren, yemeren, ȝomeren, from Old English ġeōmrian (“to laFrom Middle English ȝameren, ȝaumeren, yemeren, ȝomeren, from Old English ġeōmrian (“to lament”), from Proto-West Germanic *jāmarōn, from Proto-Germanic *jēmarōną (“to show misery or sadness”), from Proto-Germanic *jēmaraz (“miserable, sorrowful, sad”), from Proto-Indo-European *yem- (“to hold, match, defeat”). Reinforced by cognate Middle Dutch jammeren (modern Dutch jammeren), from the same ultimate origin. Cognate also with Scots yammer, Saterland Frisian jammerje, West Frisian jammerje, German Low German jammern, German jammern, Danish jamre, Norwegian jamre. Compare also Old Norse amra (“to howl, wail, yammer”).
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Forms
yammers, yammering, yammered, yammeredSynonyms
11 synonymsWord family
1 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle