jabber
verb (used with or without object)
to talk or utter rapidly, indistinctly, incoherently, or nonsensically; chatter.
jabbered
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past participleof jabber.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof jabber.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
jabberverb (used with or without object)to talk or utter rapidly, indistinctly, incoherently, or nonsensically; chatter.
Example Sentences
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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.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 24, 2024
It was a woman in a blue dress who stood in a stairwell above them, gazing upward in a warm beam of light as Rep. Matt Gaetz jabbered at her feet.
From Slate ● Oct. 24, 2019
As men jabbered around us, the woman tightened her hold on me.
From New York Times ● Aug. 28, 2013
The Oakland, Calif., native was one of the game's notorious trash-talkers, who jabbered away at opposing players, coaches and fans while constantly bobbing his head.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 4, 2013
Then, while magpies jabbered like a bunch of excited monkeys in the branches overhead, and with two sparrowhawks quiet on the telephone lines across by the highway, Joe fell into a peculiar reverie.
From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols
