[dspillett]

> I think it's pretty obvious that it's being used differently here.

How differently? Please describe the obviousness I am missing, oh enlightened linguist:

Yapping: present participle of yap

Yap [verb, informal, often indicates a disapproving tone]: to talk continuously

Example: “I've just had my mother on the phone, yapping away for half an hour!”

> And in a way that is annoying enough to me to guarantee that I don't make it past that word

[makes mental note to increase use of the word “yapping” in future writing…]