jabber
verb (used with or without object)
to talk or utter rapidly, indistinctly, incoherently, or nonsensically; chatter.
jabbering
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present participleof jabber.present participle
A verb form that is used in progressive verb constructions and may also function as a modifier or a gerund.
Example Sentences
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Eventually, I had to conclude — reluctantly — that it was indeed him, emoting from beneath pounds of ruddy latex and jabbering in an overblown accent traceable to somewhere in the vicinity of the Netherlands.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 27, 2022
When it’s time to stop jabbering and start jabbing, he believes there will be a big difference against a fighter who’s had only about half as many professional fights.
From Seattle Times ● May 27, 2022
When I finally did, I peeked through the apartment door and saw a half-dozen people happily jabbering away.
From New York Times ● Aug. 8, 2021
But there was too much of them hanging over the bakers, jabbering away, not being helpful and sometimes, one felt, being an actual hindrance.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 27, 2020
We pour out into a throng of people from all over the country, and everybody is jabbering about how it’s their first time off the surface.
From "Landscape with Invisible Hand" by M.T. Anderson
