yap

• POS: Interjection, Noun, Verb (usu participle)

CIDE DICTIONARY

yap, v. i. [Icel. gjālpa; akin to yelp. Cf. Yaup.].

 To bark; to yelp.  L'Estrange.  [1913 Webster]

yap, n. 

 A bark; a yelp.  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

yap, v. & n.
--v.intr. (yapped, yapping)
1 bark shrilly or fussily.
2 colloq. talk noisily, foolishly, or complainingly.
--n. a sound of yapping.

Derivative

yapper n.

Etymology

imit.

THESAURUS

yap

air a grievance, backwoodsman, bark, bat the breeze, battle cry, bawl, bay, bazoo, beat the gums, beef, bell, bellow, bellyache, bitch, blare, blat, blate, bleat, blubber, boom, bray, breathe, bug, bumpkin, buzz, cackle, call, carp at, caterwaul, chant, chaps, cheer, chin, chirp, chops, clamor, clodhopper, clown, complain, coo, crab, croak, crow, cry, drawl, embouchure, exclaim, flute, fret, fret and fume, fret at, fuss, fuss at, gab, gasp, give tongue, give voice, gob, gripe, groan, grouch, grouse, growl, grumble, grunt, hail, halloo, hassle, hayseed, henpeck, hick, hiss, holler, hollo, hoot, howl, hurrah, jaw, jaws, jowls, keen, kick, kisser, lilt, lips, lodge a complaint, low, mandibles, maw, maxilla, meow, mew, mewl, miaow, moo, mouth, mug, mumble, murmur, mush, mutter, muzzle, nag, neigh, nibble at, nicker, niggle, oral cavity, pant, peck at, pester, pick at, pick on, pipe, premaxilla, provincial, pule, raise a howl, rallying cry, register a complaint, roar, row, rumble, screak, scream, screech, shoot the breeze, shout, shriek, sibilate, sigh, sing, snap, snarl, snort, sob, spiel, squall, squawk, squeak, squeal, take on, thunder, trap, troat, trumpet, twang, ululate, wail, war cry, war whoop, warble, whicker, whine, whinny, whisper, whoop, yak, yakkety-yak, yammer, yap at, yawl, yawp, yell, yelp, yip, yo-ho, yowl

ROGET THESAURUS

yap

Ululation

VB cry, roar, bellow, blare, rebellow, growl, snarl, bark, bow-wow, yelp, bay, bay at the moon, yap, yip, yipe, growl, yarr, yawl, snarl, howl, grunt, gruntle, snort, squeak neigh, whinny, bray, mew, mewl, meow, purr, caterwaul, pule, baa, bleat, low, moo, troat, croak, peep, coo, gobble, quack, honk, gaggle, guggle, crow, caw, squawk, screech cackle, cluck, clack, chuck, chuckle, hoot, hoo, chirp, cheep, chirrup, twitter, cuckoo, warble, trill, tweet, pipe, whistle, hum, buzz, hiss, blatter, ratatat.