yakking

The word “yakking” has 2 syllables: yak-king

It's pronounced as /ˈjækɪŋ/


What is synonym and antonym for yakking?

In the thesaurus, “yakking” has 19 synonyms and 3 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for yakking along with examples of usage in sentences.


Synonyms for yakking

  • babble
  • blabbering
  • blather
  • blathering
  • blithering
  • chat
  • chatter
  • chattering
  • chatting
  • chitchat
  • drivelling
  • gabbing
  • gossip
  • jabbering
  • jawing
  • pattering
  • pleasantry
  • prating
  • trolling

Antonyms for yakking

  • articulating
  • pronouncing
  • quiet

Meanings of yakking

  • verb
    1. To talk, particularly informally but persistently; to chatter or prattle.
    2. To vomit, usually as a result of excessive alcohol consumption.

Example Sentences

  • Yakking away on the phone, she didn't notice the time passing by.
  • The students were caught yakking in the back of the classroom during the lecture.
  • We spent the entire afternoon yakking about our favorite movies and music.
  • The neighbors were loudly yakking in the backyard, disrupting the peaceful evening.
  • Instead of working, the colleagues were often found yakking by the water cooler.

On this page you'll find 22 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to yakking, such as: articulating, babble, blabbering, blather, blathering, blithering, chat.

Make sure to choose synonyms and antonyms that are appropriate for the context of the sentence.

Related Words

jangling

  • babbling
  • bitter
  • blabbering
  • blaring
  • blatant
  • blathering
  • bleak
  • bleating
  • blithering
  • cacophonous
  • chattering
  • chatting
  • clanging
  • clangorous
  • clanking
  • clashing
  • clattering
  • clinking
  • cracked
  • discordant
  • dissonant
  • divergent
  • drivelling
  • gabbing
  • gabbling
  • gibbering
  • grating
  • grim
  • hard
  • hoarse
  • jabbering
  • jangly
  • jarring
  • jawing
  • jingling
  • loud
  • metallic
  • mumbling
  • murmuring
  • muttering
  • noisy
  • pattering
  • pinging
  • plonking
  • plunking
  • prating
  • prattling
  • raspy
  • rattling
  • raucous
  • rigid
  • scratching
  • screeching
  • severe
  • sharp
  • shrill
  • smattering
  • sputtering
  • squeaky
  • strident
  • tingling
  • tinkling
  • trolling
  • vociferous
  • yacking
  • yakking

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