gibber

American  

[jib-er, gib-] / ˈdʒɪb ər, ˈgɪb- /

verb (used without object)

1. to speak inarticulately or meaninglessly.

2. to speak foolishly; chatter.

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noun

1. gibbering utterance.

gibber ¹ British  

/ ˈdʒɪbə /

verb

1. to utter rapidly and unintelligibly; prattle

2. (intr) (of monkeys and related animals) to make characteristic chattering sounds

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noun

1. a less common word for gibberish

gibber ² British  

/ ˈɡɪbə /

noun

1. a stone or boulder

2. (modifier) of or relating to a dry flat area of land covered with wind-polished stones

   gibber plains

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Etymology

Origin of gibber

1595–1605; origin uncertain; perhaps frequentative of gib (obsolete) to caterwaul ( gib ² ); sense and pronunciation influenced by association with jabber

Example Sentences

Outside the door all seemed quiet, but the moment she entered, each of the children assumed a pose of distraught misery, accompanied by moans and feverish gibbering.

From Literature

Henry—imagining, perhaps, some trembling Kassandra gibbering prophecies to a chorus of policemen—was far more concerned about the psychic.

From Literature

While I was a gibbering mess, Ellen was stunned into a weird, calm silence.

From BBC

Won’t I look upon the smoldering ashes of that closet and wish that I’d organized it, or at least enjoyed it, rather than merely gibbering in it?

From Washington Post

Another time, I had to rescue the late, great NME writer Steven Wells from the site, as he started gibbering like a hallucinating Vietnam war veteran.

From The Guardian