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

From MarketWatch • Oct. 10, 2025

"This shows that yaks were domesticated and milked in Mongolia much earlier than previously assumed," notes Wilkin.

From Science Daily • Jun. 5, 2024

The women whistle and holler at the sheep, goats and yaks to stop them straying from the narrow paths and falling down the mountainside.

From BBC • Nov. 25, 2023

With each step, the bridge shook under the weight of people and yaks.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 5, 2023

Additionally, female yaks, when purebred, are correctly termed naks.

From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer