Yammer — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

cry loudly, as of animals

complain whiningly

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/jˈæmɚ/

🇬🇧British English

/jˈamə/

🇮🇳Indian English

/jˈamə/

2 syllables Say it as /jˈæmɚ/.

Examples

The coyotes were howling in the desert

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

yawp howl whine wrawl grizzle yowl

Parts of Speech

verb	cry loudly, as of animals “The coyotes were howling in the desert”
verb	complain whiningly

Word Forms

howl	noun	the long plaintive cry of a hound or a wolf
howler	noun	monkey of tropical South American forests having a loud howling cry
yowl	noun	a very loud utterance (like the sound of an animal)
whine	noun	a complaint uttered in a plaintive whining way
whiner	noun	a person given to excessive complaints and crying and whining

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

jammern

laut weinen, wie von Tieren

🇫🇷French

geindre

pleure fort, comme des animaux

🇪🇸Spanish

quejarse

llorar fuerte, como de animales

🇮🇹Italian

chiacchiericcio

gridare forte, come degli animali

🇳🇱Dutch

jammer

luid huilen, als van dieren

🇵🇹Portuguese

tagarelar

chora alto, como de animais

🇷🇺Russian

болтовня

громко плакать, как животные

India

🇮🇳Hindi

शिकायत करना

ज़ोर से रोओ, जानवरों की तरह

🇧🇩Bengali

ইয়ামার

জোরে কাঁদুন, পশুদের মত

🇮🇳Telugu

యమ్మర్

జంతువుల వలె బిగ్గరగా కేకలు వేయండి

🇮🇳Marathi

जाम

प्राण्यांप्रमाणे मोठ्याने रडणे

🇮🇳Gujarati

યામર

મોટેથી રડવું, પ્રાણીઓની જેમ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಯಾಮರ್

ಪ್ರಾಣಿಗಳಂತೆ ಜೋರಾಗಿ ಕೂಗು

🇮🇳Malayalam

യാമ്മർ

മൃഗങ്ങളെപ്പോലെ ഉറക്കെ കരയുക

🇵🇰Urdu

یامر

جانوروں کی طرح زور سے رونا

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

抱怨

像动物一样大声哭泣

🇯🇵Japanese

ヤマー

動物のように大声で泣く

🇰🇷Korean

불평

짐승처럼 크게 울어라

🇻🇳Vietnamese

tiếng ồn ào

khóc to như tiếng động vật

🇹🇭Thai

แยมเมอร์

ร้องเสียงดังราวกับสัตว์

🇮🇩Indonesian

heboh

menangis dengan keras, seperti binatang

🇲🇾Malay

kelakar

menangis dengan kuat, seperti haiwan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

انتحب

البكاء بصوت عال، مثل الحيوانات

🇮🇷Persian

یامر

با صدای بلند گریه کن، مثل حیوانات

🇹🇷Turkish

sızlanma

hayvanlar gibi yüksek sesle ağla

🇮🇱Hebrew

יאמר

לבכות בקול, כמו של חיות

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