JABBERING

jabber, jabbering, gabble

(noun) rapid and indistinct speech

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Verb

jabbering

present participle of jabber

Noun

jabbering (countable and uncountable, plural jabberings)

Speech that jabbers; gibberish.

Source: Wiktionary


JABBER

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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BACKFIRE

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