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.
jabberverb (used with or without object)to talk or utter rapidly, indistinctly, incoherently, or nonsensically; chatter.
Example Sentences
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Gone was all the jabbering and minutia that was presented, and only the important information was conveyed to the fan.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 24, 2024
Rogan’s mellow dudespeak sounds nothing like the late Rush Limbaugh’s smug scoffing, or Glenn Beck’s exasperated jabbering, or Alex Jones’s shouty, pro-wrestler-in-a-helicopter-crash thing.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 9, 2022
The hospital sent trusted colleagues and supervisors to talk to unvaccinated colleagues, a strategy that Lubarsky said was “far more effective than me jabbering over an email.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2021
The larger question is how much damage, direct and collateral, has been done to the sport since this jabbering over money went public, even if it ends with some semblance of a season.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 18, 2020
And the squirrel’s jabbering voice caught the attention of nearby creatures.
From "The Wild Robot Protects" by Peter Brown
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