jabber
verb (used with or without object)
to talk or utter rapidly, indistinctly, incoherently, or nonsensically; chatter.
were jabbering
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past progressiveof jabber.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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Jon Macks of Haymarket, Va., shared a story from his daughter-in-law, whose young daughters were jabbering away in the back seat of her car, endlessly hashing over the same subject.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 1, 2021
The editors are like detectives, following phrases back to times when Anglo-Saxons were jabbering about peasants and overlords.
From Time ● Jun. 24, 2015
Certainly, Kentucky's legislators didn't seem too concerned—so many were jabbering during Combs' speech that the speaker pro tem had to bang his gavel three times—and they mostly looked ready to move on.
From Slate ● Dec. 20, 2012
Against the sound of the train clacking along, the waiters were jabbering the customers’ orders, the cooks operated like machines, and five hundred miles of dirty pots and dishes and silverware rattled back to me.
From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey
The camp immediately was thrown into confusion for Da-Ming, the cook, and the burden-bearers were jabbering excitedly at the top of their voices.
From Camps and Trails in China A Narrative of Exploration, Adventure, and Sport in Little-Known China by Roy Chapman Andrews
