"yack on" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Audio: En-au-yack on.ogg Forms: yacks on [present, singular, third-person], yacking on [participle, present], yacked on [participle, past], yacked on [past]
Rhymes: -ɒn Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} yack on (third-person singular simple present yacks on, present participle yacking on, simple past and past participle yacked on)
  1. (slang) To talk at length, in an annoying, boring and long-winded way. Tags: slang Synonyms: yak on
    Sense id: en-yack_on-en-verb-SRVdEagn Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs formed with "on"

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

Download JSON data for yack on meaning in All languages combined (1.4kB)

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