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Meanings of yap in English

Portuguese
boca
Catalan
bec
Spanish
pico

Informal terms for the mouth.

boca
Catalan
udolar
Spanish
ladrar

Bark in a high-pitched tone.

udolar
Usage of yap in English
1
The pug caught sight of his pyjama legs and began to yap.
The Haunted Bookshop
2
Toby started barking, not his usual annoying yap but proper furious barks.
Rivers of London
3
I keep it nice because if I didn't, the neighbors would yap.
Misery
4
He certainly behaved like a yap then, if you get my meaning.
Casey Ryan
5
Nothin' to talk about here much more excitin' than a coyote's yap.
Way of the Lawless
6
Come, poor little beasties, yap, up on your haunches, beg and whine!
The Eleven Comedies, Volume 2
7
Waters heard the answering yap of the policeman and the shuffle of feet.
Those Who Smiled, and Eleven Other Stories
8
Out in the white night came the short, sharp yap of a wolf.
The Lowest Rung / Together with The Hand on the Latch, St. Luke'...
9
The bugger had used my reply to sneak another chip into his yap.
Disciple of the dog
10
The coyotes broke out again; yap, yap, yap-thenthe high whine.
My Antonia
11
He tried to doze again, but the yap of the coyote disturbed him.
The Night-Born
12
It came out as a terrier's yap but quickly progressed to slobbering Doberman.
Tears of a clown: glenn beck and the tea bagging of america
13
I wanted to choke her the minute she opened her yap to me.
The Foolish Virgin
14
With a loud yap Princess made a suicidal dash at the great beast.
Earth Abides
15
The Irish do so love to yap and yap about America.
The Irish Times
16
There was a sudden fierce yap and a snapping of jaws.
In Search of the Okapi / A Story of Adventure in Central Africa
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Translations for yap
Portuguese
bocagoela
Yap through the time
Yap across language varieties
United States of America
Common
United Kingdom
Common