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jabber

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jab·ber  (jbr)
v. jab·bered, jab·ber·ing, jab·bers
v.intr.
To talk rapidly, unintelligibly, or idly.
v.tr.
To utter rapidly or unintelligibly.
n.
Rapid or babbling talk.

[Middle English javeren, of imitative origin.]

jabber·er n.

jabber [ˈdʒæbə]
vb
to speak or say rapidly, incoherently, and without making sense; chatter
n
such talk
[of imitative origin; compare gibber1]
jabberer  n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.jabber - rapid and indistinct speech
gibber, gibberish - unintelligible talking
Verb1.jabber - talk in a noisy, excited, or declamatory manner
mouth, speak, talk, verbalise, verbalize, utter - express in speech; "She talks a lot of nonsense"; "This depressed patient does not verbalize"

jabber
verb chatter, rabbit (on) (Brit. informal), ramble, mumble, babble, waffle (informal, chiefly Brit.), drivel, yap (informal), tattle, gabble, blather, blether, run off at the mouth (slang), prate I left them there jabbering away
Translations
jabber [ˈdʒæbəʳ]
A. N [of person] (= fast talk) → chapurreo m, farfulla f; (= chatter) → cotorreo m; (= noise) → algarabía f; [of monkeys] → chillidos mpl
a jabber of Frenchun torrente de francés
a jabber of voicesun jaleo de voces
B. VTfarfullar
C. VI (= talk fast) → farfullar; (= chatter) → charlotear, parlotear; [monkeys] → chillar
they were jabbering away in Russiancharloteaban or parloteaban en ruso

jabber [ˈdʒæbər]
vt [+ words] → bredouiller, bafouiller; [+ foreign language] → baragouiner
vi (= talk quickly) → baragouiner

jabber
vt(daher)plappern (inf); poem, prayersherunterrasseln, abhaspeln (inf)
vi (also jabber away)plappern, schwätzen, quasseln (inf); they sat there jabbering away in Spanishsie saßen da und quasselten spanisch (inf)
nGeplapper nt, → Gequassel nt (inf), → Geschnatter nt

jabber [ˈdʒæbəʳ]
1. vi (person) → ciarlare, chiacchierare; (monkey) → schiamazzare
they were jabbering away in Russian → parlavano fitto fitto in russo
3. n (of person) → chiacchierio, cicaleccio; (of monkey) → schiamazzo

jabber [ˈdʒæbəʳ]
1. vi (person) → ciarlare, chiacchierare; (monkey) → schiamazzare
they were jabbering away in Russian → parlavano fitto fitto in russo
3. n (of person) → chiacchierio, cicaleccio; (of monkey) → schiamazzo

jabber
v jabber [ˈdʒӕbə]
to talk idly, rapidly and indistinctly The women are always jabbering with one another. babbel يَتَكَلَّم بِسُرْعَه дърдоря brebentit plapre schwatzen φλυαρώ ανόητα και ακατάληπτα farfullar vadistama ور ور کردن jaaritella bredouiller לְבַרבֵּר बकबक करना brbljati fecseg mengoceh masa, blaðra ciarlare ぺちゃくちゃ言う 빨리 지껄이다 plepėti, taukšti pļāpāt celoteh brabbelen skravle, plapre løs paplać tagarelar a bolborosi тараторить trkotať klepetati brbljati pladdra, babbla, tjattra พูดอย่างรวดเร็วและไม่ชัดเจน; พูดรัว anlaşılmaz şekilde konuşmak 說話急促且含糊不清急促而不清楚地說, 閑聊 плескати язиком; торохтіти بکواس کرنا nói huyên thuyên ,


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She was a perfect blatherskite; I mean for jaw, jaw, jaw, talk, talk, talk, jabber, jabber, jabber; but just as good as she could be.
Sidorov, turning to the French, winked, and began to jabber meaningless sounds very fast: "Kari, mala, tafa, safi, muter, Kaska," he said, trying to give an expressive intonation to his voice.
"I'm sorry to see, Sir Jabber," remarked the King to the can-opener, "that you have such a prying disposition.
 
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