Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to yabby
Participle: yabbied
Gerund: yabbying
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | yabby |
| you | yabby |
| he;she;it | yabbies |
| we | yabby |
| you | yabby |
| they | yabby |
Perfect
| I | have yabbied |
| you | have yabbied |
| he;she;it | has yabbied |
| we | have yabbied |
| you | have yabbied |
| they | have yabbied |
Past
| I | yabbied |
| you | yabbied |
| he;she;it | yabbied |
| we | yabbied |
| you | yabbied |
| they | yabbied |
Pluperfect
| I | had yabbied |
| you | had yabbied |
| he;she;it | had yabbied |
| we | had yabbied |
| you | had yabbied |
| they | had yabbied |
Future
| I | will yabby |
| you | will yabby |
| he;she;it | will yabby |
| we | will yabby |
| you | will yabby |
| they | will yabby |
Future Perfect
| I | will have yabbied |
| you | will have yabbied |
| he;she;it | will have yabbied |
| we | will have yabbied |
| you | will have yabbied |
| they | will have yabbied |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | yabby |
| you | yabby |
| he;she;it | yabby |
| we | yabby |
| you | yabby |
| they | yabby |
Perfect
| I | have yabbied |
| you | have yabbied |
| he;she;it | have yabbied |
| we | have yabbied |
| you | have yabbied |
| they | have yabbied |
Imperfect
| I | yabbied |
| you | yabbied |
| he;she;it | yabbied |
| we | yabbied |
| you | yabbied |
| they | yabbied |
Pluperfect
| I | had yabbied |
| you | had yabbied |
| he;she;it | had yabbied |
| we | had yabbied |
| you | had yabbied |
| they | had yabbied |
Conditional
Present
| I | would yabby |
| you | would yabby |
| he;she;it | would yabby |
| we | would yabby |
| you | would yabby |
| they | would yabby |
Perfect
| I | would have yabbied |
| you | would have yabbied |
| he;she;it | would have yabbied |
| we | would have yabbied |
| you | would have yabbied |
| they | would have yabbied |
Imperative
| you | yabby |
| we | Let's yabby |
| you | yabby |
Verbs conjugated like 'yabby'
accompany,
acetify,
acidify,
adsignify,
affy,
alacrify,
alkalify,
ally,
amnesty,
amplify,
angelify,
anglicify,
anglify,
apology,
apply,
arefy,
argufy,
astony,
atrophy,
avowtry, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'yabby'
tabby,
abuy,
baby,
lobby,
yabber,
yandy,
ab,
abet,
able,
abray,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
Borrowed from Wemba-Wemba yabij.
Sample Sentences
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He would have known the Merri well, given the affinity between boys and creeks, and he probably fished and yabbied there. [2005, F. Mathews, editor, Reinhabiting Reality: Towards a Recovery of Culture, page 156:]
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The kids in town now that have the most fun are the so-called 'feral kids'. They spend the whole days doing what we used to do, yabbying and on the river. [2006, G. Cowlishaw, editor, Bourke: Our Yarns: The Stories Behind 'Blackfellas, Whitefellas', page 83:]
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"Can we go yabbying?" "It'll be too hot," I say. "It's never too hot for yabbying." We are creating Christmas memories for our son. [2019, C. Zagar, Your Feet Take You To Where Your Heart Is, page 90:]