jabber
1 of 2verb
jab·ber ˈja-bər 
jabbered; jabbering ˈja-b(ə-)riŋ
intransitive verb
: to talk rapidly, indistinctly, or unintelligibly
transitive verb
: to speak rapidly or indistinctly
jabberer
ˈja-bər-ər
noun jabber
2 of 2noun
: gibberish, chatter
Synonyms
Verb
- babble
- blab
- cackle
- chaffer [British]
- chat
- chatter
- chin [slang]
- converse
- gab
- gabble
- gas
- jaw
- kibitz
- kibbitz
- natter
- palaver
- patter
- prate
- prattle
- rap
- rattle
- run on
- schmooze
- shmooze
- talk
- visit
Noun
- abracadabra
- babble
- blabber
- burble
- double Dutch
- double-talk
- drivel
- gabble
- gibber
- gibberish
- jabberwocky
- mumbo jumbo
- nonsense
- prattle
- slobber
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Example Sentences
Verb They jabbered away for hours. She rushed into the room jabbering something about a dog. Noun to me the baby's speech was simply jabber, but his mother claimed to know exactly what he was saying
Recent Examples on the Web
John Kass, Twin Cities, 28 July 2019 But the sounds of residents enjoying the park during the performance also became part of the piece: jabbering boys with bikes; mothers with babies in strollers; toddlers who approached the singers to hear booming operatic tones close up. New York Times, 22 June 2018 On the hourlong ride home, Jadon played with a ball while big brother Aza jabbered for much of the time. CNN, 7 Sep. 2017 Matt Murschel, Orlando Sentinel, 3 Aug. 2022 Ohio State strength coach Mickey Marotti is getting in on the jibber jabber with some Michigan staffers in this clip. Nathan Baird, cleveland, 27 Nov. 2021 To paint like that required a meditative focus that was miles from my own internal jabber. Molly Crabapple, The New York Review of Books, 8 July 2021 An older Black man perpetually annoyed by Sterling and Blair's jabber — particularly about the ups and downs of their romances — Bowser only takes on the underage twins as his protégés because the premise of the show demands it. Inkoo Kang, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 Aug. 2020 But that’s just verbal jabber mixed with persuasion and cheerleading. Los Angeles Times, 6 Apr. 2020 Other studies on the subject of the marijuana munchies show that, in spite of all the jibber-jabber about health and wellness in the cannabis community, most cannabis users still want junk food when they are stoned. Mike Adams, chicagotribune.com, 23 Sep. 2019 Apparently, all this talk of darkness sprung from some jibber jabber about a solar eclipse. Carlos Monarrez, Detroit Free Press, 21 Aug. 2017 See More
Verb
Politicians and pundits spent the evening in those little boxes on TV, jabbering about how many angels can fit on the head of a pin — but Robert Mueller isn’t one of them. John Kass, Twin Cities, 28 July 2019 But the sounds of residents enjoying the park during the performance also became part of the piece: jabbering boys with bikes; mothers with babies in strollers; toddlers who approached the singers to hear booming operatic tones close up. New York Times, 22 June 2018 On the hourlong ride home, Jadon played with a ball while big brother Aza jabbered for much of the time. CNN, 7 Sep. 2017 Noun
That includes many of his new Florida State teammates who have discovered the defensive end’s propensity for jabber. Matt Murschel, Orlando Sentinel, 3 Aug. 2022 Ohio State strength coach Mickey Marotti is getting in on the jibber jabber with some Michigan staffers in this clip. Nathan Baird, cleveland, 27 Nov. 2021 To paint like that required a meditative focus that was miles from my own internal jabber. Molly Crabapple, The New York Review of Books, 8 July 2021 An older Black man perpetually annoyed by Sterling and Blair's jabber — particularly about the ups and downs of their romances — Bowser only takes on the underage twins as his protégés because the premise of the show demands it. Inkoo Kang, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 Aug. 2020 But that’s just verbal jabber mixed with persuasion and cheerleading. Los Angeles Times, 6 Apr. 2020 Other studies on the subject of the marijuana munchies show that, in spite of all the jibber-jabber about health and wellness in the cannabis community, most cannabis users still want junk food when they are stoned. Mike Adams, chicagotribune.com, 23 Sep. 2019 Apparently, all this talk of darkness sprung from some jibber jabber about a solar eclipse. Carlos Monarrez, Detroit Free Press, 21 Aug. 2017 See More Word History
Etymology
Verb
Middle English jaberen, of imitative origin
First Known Use
Verb
15th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense
Noun
1708, in the meaning defined above
Kids Definition
jabber 1 of 2
verb
jab·ber ˈja-bər
jabbered; jabbering
: to talk too fast or not clearly enough to be understood What are you jabbering about?
jabber
2 of 2noun
: chatter entry 2 sense 2
jabber 1 of 2
noun
as in babble
unintelligible or meaningless talk to me the baby's speech was simply jabber, but his mother claimed to know exactly what he was saying Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- babble
- prattle
- gabble
- chatter
- gibber
- nonsense
- jabberwocky
- burble
- blabber
- gibberish
- gab
- twitter
- blah
- mumbo jumbo
- drivel
- twaddle
- slobber
- clatter
- abracadabra
- blah-blah
- prate
- double Dutch
- double-talk
- tattle
- clack
- hokeypokey
- cackle
- patter
- hocus-pocus
jabber
2 of 2verb
1
as in to chat
to engage in casual or rambling conversation please do not jabber during the rabbi's sermon Synonyms & Similar Words
- chat
- talk
- chatter
- converse
- babble
- prattle
- gabble
- gab
- rattle
- prate
- blab
- natter
- kibitz
- cackle
- schmooze
- palaver
- twitter
- patter
- rap
- gas
- gossip
- discuss
- jaw
- kibbitz
- shmooze
- chin
- chaffer
- blow smoke
- run on
- yammer
- visit
- chew the rag
- talk a blue streak
- chew the fat
- tattle
- shoot the breeze
- yap
- expatiate
- yak
- yack
- descant
2
as in to chatter
to speak rapidly, inarticulately, and usually unintelligibly monkeys jabbering at each other in their cages Synonyms & Similar Words
- chat
- chatter
- babble
- prattle
- gabble
- gibber
- shout
- drool
- rattle
- blabber
- mumble
- mutter
- drivel
- sputter
- blather
- gab
- shriek
- prate
- bumble
- stutter
- blither
- yak
- screech
- yack
- troll
- patter
- murmur
- mouth
- bleat
- smatter
- chunter
- stammer
- jaw
- tittle-tattle
- jangle
- maunder
- run on
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- pronounce
- articulate
- enunciate
- extension jamb
- extension ladder
- extension lathe
- extension lead
- extension rule
- cerebroside
- cerebrosides
- cerebrospinal
- cerebrospinal axis
- cerebrospinal fluid
- cerebrospinal meningitis
- cerebrospinal nervous system
- cerebrotonic
- cerebrovascular
- cerebrovascular accident
- cerebrovisceral
- cerebrum
- cerebrums
- cerecloth
- cerecloths
- cered
- Ceredigion
- cerei
- Cerelose
- cerement