yammer
pronunciation
How to pronounce yammer in British English:
UK ['jæmə]
How to pronounce yammer in American English:
US ['jæmə]
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- Verb:
- cry loudly, as of animals
- complain whiningly
Word Origin
- yammer (v.)
- late 15c., "to lament," probably from Middle Dutch jammeren and cognate Middle English yeoumeren, "to mourn, complain," from Old English geomrian "to lament," from geomor "sorrowful," probably of imitative origin. Cognate with Old Saxon jamar "sad, sorrowful," German Jammer "lamentation, misery." Meaning "to make loud, annoying noise" is attested from 1510s. Related: Yammered; yammering.
Example
- 1. Perhaps not surprisingly , yammer is not everyone 's cup of tea .
- 2. With yammer , employees can post pictures , send messages , and even chat with their co-workers .
- 3. The more european voters balk at economic reform , the more politicians yammer on about values .
- 4. Microsoft agreed to pay $ 1.2 billion for yammer , a social-networking site aimed at business workers .
- 5. It 's also much more fully-featured than yammer or some of the more simplistic services .