English

Verb

yammer ‎(third-person singular simple present yammers, present participle yammering, simple past and past participle yammered)

1. (intransitive) To complain peevishly.
2. (intransitive) To talk loudly and persistently.
3. (transitive) To repeat on and on, usually loudly or in complaint.
4. (intransitive, rare) To make an outcry; to clamor.
   • 1951, Isaac Asimov, Foundation (1974 Panther Books Ltd publication), part V: “The Merchant Princes”, chapter 17, page 182, ¶ 1

     It was a ship, but a whale to the Dark Nebula’s minnow; and on its side was the Spaceship-and-Sun of the Empire. Every alarm on the ship yammered hysterically.

Synonyms

• (complain): whine, grumble
• (repeat): prattle, babble, yak
• See also Wikisaurus:complain

Translations

Noun

yammer ‎(uncountable)

1. The act or noise of yammering.
2. A loud noise.
3. One who yammers.

Translations

References

• “yammer” in Douglas Harper, Online Etymology Dictionary (2001).
• “yammer” in Dictionary.com Unabridged, v1.0.1, Lexico Publishing Group, 2006.

Scots

Verb

yammer ‎(third-person singular present yammers, present participle yammerin, past yammert, past participle yammert)

1. (intransitive) to lament
2. (intransitive) to yearn for something

Noun

yammer ‎(uncountable)

1. a cry of lamentation
2. the act of yammerin