Definition of Jabber
1. Noun. Rapid and indistinct speech.
2. Verb. Talk in a noisy, excited, or declamatory manner. "Sam and Sue jabber over the results of the experiment"
Generic synonyms: Mouth, Speak, Talk, Utter, Verbalise, Verbalize
Derivative terms: Jabberer, Jabbering, Rant, Rant, Ranter, Ranting, Raver, Raving, Spouter
Definition of Jabber
1. v. i. To talk rapidly, indistinctly, or unintelligibly; to utter gibberish or nonsense; to chatter.
2. v. t. To utter rapidly or indistinctly; to gabble; as, to jabber French.
3. n. Rapid or incoherent talk, with indistinct utterance; gibberish.
Definition of Jabber
1. to talk rapidly [v -ED, -ING, -S]
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Jabber
Literary usage of Jabber
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1. Crabb's English Synonyms by George Crabb (1917)
"Between jabber and gabble there is little difference except that suggested by the
... jabber is more frequently used to indicate that which is inarticulate, ..."
2. Dansk-norsk-engelsk Ordbog by Johannes Magnussen (1902)
"... [vt] mix up; [vi] prate, jabber. — til room for; gor —! make way! clear Ut way!
gere el. give — for make room for; gm — for en make room for one; ..."
3. It is Never Too Late to Mend: A Matter-of-fact Romance by Charles Reade (1869)
"The still sow sups the kail,' as we used to say in the north ; the English turn
the proverb differently, they say, ' The silent hog —'" "jabber! jabber! ..."
4. Letters of Horace Walpole, Earl of Orford, to Sir Horace Mann by Horace Walpole (1844)
"jabber what they hear on shipboard, to the great scandal of an Austrian. Court.
Adieu! LETTER CXXX. Arlington Street, Nov. 18, 1768. ..."
5. A Concise Etymological Dictionary of the English Language by Walter William Skeat (1901)
"Gabble, to prattle. (ЕЛ Frequent, of gab, to prattle. Of imitative origin ; cf.
jabber, .... jabber ..."
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