Jabber
['dʒæbə] or ['dʒæbɚ]
Definition
(v. i.) To talk rapidly, indistinctly, or unintelligibly; to utter gibberish or nonsense; to chatter.
(v. t.) To utter rapidly or indistinctly; to gabble; as, to jabber French.
(n.) Rapid or incoherent talk, with indistinct utterance; gibberish.
(n.) One who jabbers.
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Synonyms and Synonymous
v. n. Prate, chatter, prattle, gabble, talk rapidly, talk idly.
v. a. Speak rapidly.
n. Prate, prattle, gab, chatter, idle talk.
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Definition
v.i. to gabble or talk rapidly and indistinctly: to chatter.—v.t. to utter indistinctly:—pr.p. jabb′ering; pa.p. jabb′ered.—n. rapid indistinct speaking.—n. Jabb′erer.—adv. Jabb′eringly.
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Examples
- Scarcely had half a dozen entered the building ere they came rushing out in wild, jabbering confusion. Edgar Rice Burroughs. Tarzan of the Apes.
- When he arrived he found the entire tribe gathered jabbering about the dead body of his slain mother. Edgar Rice Burroughs. Tarzan of the Apes.
- I answered him just as roughly as I did the rest, who jabbered mere gibberish. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- Then they jabbered and disputed in their own language, and looked at each other like men in doubt. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
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