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View usage for: (dʒæbəʳ) Word forms: 3rd person singular presenttense jabbers, present participle jabbering, past tense, past participle jabberedverbIf you say that someone is jabbering, you mean that they are talking very quickly and excitedly, and you cannot understand them. [disapproval] The girl jabbered incomprehensibly. [VERB] After a minute or two I left them there jabbering away. [VERB PARTICLE] ...a roomful of jabbering tourists. [VERB-ing] Synonyms: chatter, rabbit (on) [British, informal], ramble, mumble More Synonyms of jabber jabber in British English (ˈdʒæbə) verb1. to speak or say rapidly, incoherently, and without making sense; chatter noun2. such talk Also called: jabbering Derived forms jabberer (ˈjabberer) noun Word origin C15: of imitative origin; compare gibber1jabber in American English (ˈdʒæbər) verb intransitive, verb transitive1. to speak or say quickly, incoherently, or nonsensically; chatter; gibber noun2. fast, incoherent, nonsensical talk; gibberish Derived forms jabberer (ˈjabberer) noun Word origin LME jaberen: prob. echoic Examples of 'jabber' in a sentencejabber Definition to speak very quickly and excitedly I left them there jabbering away Synonyms rabbit (on) (British, informal) mumble tattle blether run off at the mouth (slang) prate - ivory tower
- ivory-towered
- jab
- jabber
- jack in
- jack up
- jackass
Additional synonymsDefinition to speak rapidly and indistinctly The child sat on his knee and gabbled excitedly. Synonyms prattle, chatter, babble, gibber, jabber, rattle, rabbit on (British, informal), blab, blabber, run off at the mouth (slang), gush, spout, waffle (informal, British) Definition to talk idly and at length Synonyms chatter, go on, gas (informal), boast, rabbit (on) (British, informal), jaw (slang), brag, babble, waffle (informal, British), drivel, yak (slang), gab (informal), blather, witter on (informal), blether, shoot your mouth off (slang) Definition to speak or write in a confused style Sometimes she tended to ramble. Synonyms babble, go on, gas, wander, rabbit (on) (British, informal), rattle, chatter, spout (informal), waffle (informal, British), drivel, drone on, gab, twitter, digress, jabber, gabble, rattle on, maunder, witter on (informal), blether, expatiate, run off at the mouth (slang) Definition to speak or write in a vague and wordy manner some guy on TV waffling on about some new product Synonyms chatter, rabbit (on) (British, informal), babble, drivel, prattle, jabber, gabble, rattle on, verbalize, blather, witter on (informal), blether, run off at the mouth (slang), prate, earbash (Australian, New Zealand, slang) Definition to talk at length in an annoying or stupid way He keeps yapping at me about Rebecca. Synonyms talk, go on, rabbit (on) (British, informal), gossip, jaw (slang), chatter, spout (informal), babble, waffle (informal, British), prattle, jabber, blather, run off at the mouth (slang), earbash (Australian, New Zealand, slang), chew the fat or rag |