Jabber

Quick meaning: Jabber is a verb meaning (intransitive) To talk rapidly, indistinctly, or unintelligibly; to utter gibberish or nonsense.

Meaning

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

More Meanings

1. (transitive) To utter rapidly or indistinctly; to gabble.
2. Rapid or incoherent talk, with indistinct utterance; gibberish.
3. One who or that which jabs.
4. (informal) One who administers a hypodermic injection.
5. A kind of hand-operated corn planter.

Example Sentences

“What are you jabbering about, shipmate?” said I.

He wept very little, but when he wept he howled aloud, and jabbered wild abuse, threats and recriminations through the wet torrent of his howling.

Two tongues from the depths, Alike only as a yellow cat and a green parrot are alike, Fling their staccato tantalizations Into a wildcat jabber Over a gossamer web of unanswerables.

1829, James Hogg, The Shepherd’s Calendar, New York: A.T. Goodrich, Volume I, Chapter 9, “Mary Burnet,” p. 184, Allanson made some sound in his throat, as if attempting to speak, but his tongue refused its office, and he only jabbered.

Word Forms

• jabbers
• jabbering
• jabbered

Synonyms for jabber

Depending on context, synonyms include spout, gabble, rant, rave, jabbering.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include gabble, rant, rave, spout, chatter, prate.

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