jabber

[jab-er]

verb (used with or without object)

1. to talk or utter rapidly, indistinctly, incoherently, or nonsensically; chatter.

noun

1. rapid, indistinct, or nonsensical talk; gibberish.

jabber

/ ˈdʒæbə /

verb

1. to speak or say rapidly, incoherently, and without making sense; chatter

noun

1. such talk

Other Word Forms

• jabberer noun
• jabberingly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of jabber¹

1490–1500; apparently imitative; gibber, gab ¹

Word History and Origins

Origin of jabber¹

C15: of imitative origin; compare _gibber ¹

Example Sentences

He sat at one of the big round tables just watching the people at the other tables happily jabber away.

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And the squirrel’s jabbering voice caught the attention of nearby creatures.

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Gone was all the jabbering and minutia that was presented, and only the important information was conveyed to the fan.

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The men were consoled with the promise of yogurt or at least distracted enough by all of Samir’s jabbering.

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We jabbered about whether Bryant was better than Michael Jordan and the intense rivalry between the Sixers and the Lakers in the 1980s as we waited for Bryant’s face to flash again on the screen.

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