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yakking

/ˈjækɪŋ/

Translations

yakkingnoun

bavardageLangue courante.

The constant yakking from the next table made it hard to concentrate on my work.

Le bavardage incessant de la table voisine m'empêchait de me concentrer sur mon travail.

Additional translations

jacassementPlus péjoratif.

Synonyms

yakkinggerund / present participle

/ˈjækɪŋ/

Used attributively to describe persons or things engaged in continuous, often trivial, talk.

bavardPour une personne qui parle sans arrêt.

I could hardly think with the yakking coworkers beside me.

J'arrivais à peine à réfléchir avec ces collègues bavards à côté de moi.

Additional translations

jacassantRegistre familier, souvent péjoratif.

Synonyms

yakking on

yakverb

yakking

Gerund

yakked

Past Simple

yakked

Past Participle

yakking

Gerund

/jæk/

dégueulerFamilier.

He dashed to the bathroom and yakked after the roller-coaster ride.

Il a couru aux toilettes et a dégueulé après le tour de montagne russe.

bavarderParler longuement de choses futiles.

She would yak for hours on the phone with her friends about the latest gossip.

Elle bavardait pendant des heures au téléphone avec ses amis à propos des derniers potins.

Additional translations

blablaterFamilier.

Synonyms

Definitions

yakkingnoun

The act of talking continuously, often about trivial matters.

The constant yakking from the next table made it hard to concentrate on my work.

yakkinggerund / present participle

Engaged in continuous or trivial talking.

I could hardly think with the yakking coworkers beside me.

yakverb

To talk persistently and often loudly, especially about trivial matters.

She would yak for hours on the phone with her friends about the latest gossip.

Slang: to vomit.

He dashed to the bathroom and yakked after the roller-coaster ride.