jabber, jabbering, gabble
(noun) rapid and indistinct speech
Source: WordNet® 3.1
jabbering
present participle of jabber
jabbering (countable and uncountable, plural jabberings)
Speech that jabbers; gibberish.
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
21 November 2024
(noun) a crossbar on a wagon or carriage to which two whiffletrees are attached in order to harness two horses abreast
Coffee dates back to the 9th century. Goat herders in Ethiopia noticed their goats seem to be “dancing” after eating berries from a particular shrub. They reported it to the local monastery, and a monk made a drink out of it. The monk found out he felt energized and kept him awake at night. That’s how the first coffee drink was born.
