yacking
Going on nonstop
Yacking is talking persistently, often about trivial matters: She spent the whole flight yacking on her phone.
The word suggests chatter that's excessive or annoying to others.
Also spelled yakking.
Talking at length casually
- blabberingTalking too much
- chatteringQuick, repetitive sounds
- prattlingSpeaking trivially at length
- jabberingTalking fast and incoherently
nattering · gossiping · rambling · babbling · chitchat · small talk · gab · natter
Voicing persistent complaints
- whiningProlonged nasal complaining
- moaningProlonged sound of distress
- bellyachingPersistent petty complaining
- grumblingMuttering in discontent
kvetching · nagging · carping · grousing · nitpicking · fussing · complaining · bitching
Heaving without expelling
- gaggingReflex throat constriction
- heavingMoving up and down
- vomitingExpelling stomach contents orally
- throwing upEjecting food involuntarily
upchucking · barfing · dry heaves · queasy · nauseous · sick · hurling · spewing
gabbing
Talking at length casually
- blabberingTalking too much
- chatteringQuick, repetitive sounds
- prattlingSpeaking trivially at length
jabbering · nattering · gossiping · rambling · babbling · chitchat · small talk · gab · natter · schmoozing
griping
Voicing persistent complaints
- whiningProlonged nasal complaining
- moaningProlonged sound of distress
- bellyachingPersistent petty complaining
grumbling · kvetching · nagging · carping · grousing · nitpicking · fussing · complaining · bitching · gripes
retching
Heaving without expelling
throwing up · upchucking · barfing · dry heaves · queasy · nauseous · sick · hurling · spewing · bile