"yaff" meaning in English

See yaff in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: yaffs [present, singular, third-person], yaffing [participle, present], yaffed [participle, past], yaffed [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb}} yaff (third-person singular simple present yaffs, present participle yaffing, simple past and past participle yaffed)
  1. (UK, dialectal) To bark, yelp. Tags: UK, dialectal
    Sense id: en-yaff-en-verb-HMaHigmG Categories (other): British English
  2. (England, regional) To scold; to nag. Tags: England, regional
    Sense id: en-yaff-en-verb-4P9RH6d3 Categories (other): English English, Regional English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 28 72 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 20 80 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 14 86

Inflected forms

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    {
      "form": "yaffs",
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        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "yaffing",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "yaffed",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "yaffed",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "name": "en-verb"
    }
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
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      "glosses": [
        "To bark, yelp."
      ],
      "id": "en-yaff-en-verb-HMaHigmG",
      "links": [
        [
          "bark",
          "bark"
        ],
        [
          "yelp",
          "yelp"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(UK, dialectal) To bark, yelp."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "UK",
        "dialectal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English English",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "28 72",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "20 80",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 3 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "14 86",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
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        "To scold; to nag."
      ],
      "id": "en-yaff-en-verb-4P9RH6d3",
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          "regional",
          "regional#English"
        ],
        [
          "scold",
          "scold"
        ],
        [
          "nag",
          "nag"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(England, regional) To scold; to nag."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "England",
        "regional"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "yaff"
}
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  "categories": [
    "English entries with incorrect language header",
    "English lemmas",
    "English verbs",
    "Pages with 3 entries",
    "Pages with entries"
  ],
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "yaffs",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "yaffing",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "yaffed",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "yaffed",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "name": "en-verb"
    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "British English",
        "English dialectal terms"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To bark, yelp."
      ],
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        [
          "bark",
          "bark"
        ],
        [
          "yelp",
          "yelp"
        ]
      ],
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        "(UK, dialectal) To bark, yelp."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "UK",
        "dialectal"
      ]
    },
    {
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        "English English",
        "Regional English"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To scold; to nag."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "regional",
          "regional#English"
        ],
        [
          "scold",
          "scold"
        ],
        [
          "nag",
          "nag"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(England, regional) To scold; to nag."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "England",
        "regional"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "yaff"
}

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