jabber

[ jab-er ]
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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.

Origin of jabber

1
1490–1500; apparently imitative; cf. gibber, gab1

Other words from jabber

  • jab·ber·er, noun
  • jab·ber·ing·ly, adverb

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How to use jabber in a sentence

  • The white people seated themselves on the ledge and watched the impassioned jabberer.

    Nedra | George Barr McCutcheon
  • I tell thee, rude out-land jabberer, that I am a Douglas, and have ears better than those of any Frenchman that ever breathed.

    The Black Douglas | S. R. Crockett

British Dictionary definitions for jabber

jabber

/ (ˈdʒæbə) /


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

noun
  1. such talk

Origin of jabber

1
C15: of imitative origin; compare gibber 1

Derived forms of jabber

  • jabberer, noun

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