yapped (at)

verb

past tense of yap (at)
as in annoyed

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for yapped (at)
  1. annoyed
  2. harassed
  3. plagued
  4. irked
  5. vexed
  6. bugged
  7. badgered
  8. bothered
Verb
  • Coach Rhett Lashlee was already annoyed with special teams coming into the game, and that was before the Mustangs botched two PAT attempts.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 3 Oct. 2026
  • Those are the fans who have a right to be annoyed about their team having won as many World Series in the last quarter-century as the White Sox.
    — Mike Lupica, New York Daily News, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of annoyed
Verb
  • Many members of the public also described to reporters and on social media feeling intimidated, scared and harassed by heavily armed security guards hired by the film company to keep the public off streets closed for the movie set.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 7 Oct. 2026
  • Some Jewish students reported being verbally harassed while walking near the encampment.
    — Cameron Pugh, Christian Science Monitor, 7 Oct. 2026
Definition of harassed
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  • Fashion’s relationship with art is a conundrum that’s plagued the minds of some of its greatest auteurs.
    — José Criales-Unzueta, Vanity Fair, 3 Oct. 2026
  • Taking the Long Way was never going to be country enough for some, but that was something the Chicks were always plagued with, even in their early busking days on the streets of Dallas.
    — Marissa R. Moss, Rolling Stone, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of plagued
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  • The perception surely irked a man who was just following organizational advice, but Claire never backed down from his role in the deal.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 6 Oct. 2026
  • But the ones that irked Cristobal the most came before plays even began.
    — Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 28 Sep. 2026
Definition of irked
Verb
  • The Dolphins’ third-down snaps vexed the Chiefs most of the afternoon.
    — Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 27 Sep. 2026
  • Aging air traffic control equipment and technology issues have vexed airline executives for years.
    — Leslie Josephs, CNBC, 21 Sep. 2026
Definition of vexed
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  • The indictment revealed that prosecutors had bugged the Aisenbergs' home for three months after Sabrina's disappearance.
    — Curran Rastogi, ABC News, 10 Aug. 2026
  • The National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine, a law-enforcement agency known as NABU, had bugged Mindich’s apartment in Kyiv, and detectives picked up his conversations about Fire Point.
    — Simon Shuster, The Atlantic, 17 July 2026
Definition of bugged
Verb
  • For more than a decade, genre fans and journalists have badgered Onslaught director Adam Wingard for a sequel to The Guest.
    — Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 8 Sep. 2026
  • Stewart isn’t the only Twilight star still being badgered about the vampire franchise.
    — Kathleen Perricone, Entertainment Weekly, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of badgered
Verb
  • And he cannot be bothered with mentioning any of them even when discussing Watson's history.
    — Armando Salguero OutKick, FOXNews.com, 2 Oct. 2026
  • Thomas has been estranged from the organization for months over a social media faux pas that bothered him and a lawsuit over sales of his jersey.
    — Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of bothered
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