JABBER

jabber, jabbering, gabble

(noun) rapid and indistinct speech

rant, mouth off, jabber, spout, rabbit on, rave

(verb) talk in a noisy, excited, or declamatory manner

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology 1

Imitative.

Verb

jabber (third-person singular simple present jabbers, present participle jabbering, simple past and past participle jabbered)

(intransitive) To talk rapidly, indistinctly, or unintelligibly; to utter gibberish or nonsense.

(transitive) To utter rapidly or indistinctly; to gabble.

Noun

jabber (uncountable)

Rapid or incoherent talk, with indistinct utterance; gibberish.

Etymology 2

Noun

jabber (plural jabbers)

One who or that which jabs.

A kind of hand-operated corn planter.

Source: Wiktionary


Jab"ber, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Jabbered; p. pr. & vb. n. Jabbering.] Etym: [Cf. Gibber, Gabble.]

Definition: To talk rapidly, indistinctly, or unintelligibly; to utter gibberish or nonsense; to chatter. Swift.

Jab"ber, v. t.

Definition: To utter rapidly or indistinctly; to gabble; as, to jabber French. Addison.

Jab"ber, n.

Definition: Rapid or incoherent talk, with indistinct utterance; gibberish. Swift.

Jab"ber, n.

Definition: One who jabbers.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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