yammer
The act or noise of yammeringThe act or noise of yammering.
» You can hear animals yammer in the meadows.
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3 senses(uncountable)The act or noise of yammering.
Jammer
нытьёnytʹjó
(uncountable)A loud noise.
(uncountable)One who yammers.
нытикnytik
Examples
2 sentencesYou can hear animals yammer in the meadows.
I'm always listening to you yammering on and your stupid dog barking.
Translations
2 languagesBy meaning 2
By meaning 1
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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Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable