gibber
verb (used without object)
to speak inarticulately or meaninglessly.
was gibbering
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past progressiveof gibber.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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Pyat Pree was gibbering in some unknown tongue and hopping from one foot to the other.
From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin
Larkin, now beyond sanity, was gibbering like an animal.
From The Terrible Answer by Arthur G. Hill
As he came nearer, Watty saw that he was gibbering with rage, and crying like a child.
From The Black Opal by Katharine Susannah Prichard
The cook was gibbering and actually drooling with fear.
From Let'Em Breathe Space by Lester Del Rey
He was gibbering in the Stygian tongue, though in a dialect unfamiliar to her.
From Red Nails by Robert E. Howard
