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yaks

NOUN, VERB

talk a lot

Synonyms

WEAK

babble blather chat chatter clack confabulate gab gossip jabber jaw prate prattle run on tattle yammer

VERB

talk

Synonyms

STRONG

babble blather chat chatter clack confabulate gab gossip jabber jaw prate prattle tattle yammer yap

WEAK

run on

Antonyms

STRONG

be quiet

Example Sentences

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A genetic adaptation that allows animals such as yaks and Tibetan antelopes to survive in thin air may also point to a new way to repair nerve damage in humans.

From Science Daily • Apr. 15, 2026

Non-stop snow, instant noodles and yaks: tales of being trapped on Everest.

From MarketWatch • Oct. 10, 2025

The shipment of animals from Moscow also included two yaks, five cockatoos and dozens of pheasants as well as mandarin ducks, Kozlov's office said.

From BBC • Nov. 20, 2024

Tenjen grew up in a village farming potatoes and herding yaks, and never got a chance to attend school.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 9, 2023

Most Westerners, however, have a hard time telling any of these shaggy beasts apart and refer to all of them as yaks.

From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer