jabber

jab·ber

 (jăb′ər)

v. jab·bered, jab·ber·ing, jab·bers

v.intr.

To talk rapidly or unintelligibly.

v.tr.

To utter rapidly or unintelligibly.

n.

Rapid or babbling talk.

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[Middle English javeren, of imitative origin.]

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jab′ber·er n.

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jabber

(ˈdʒæbə)

vb

to speak or say rapidly, incoherently, and without making sense; chatter

n

such talk. Also called: jabbering

[C15: of imitative origin; compare gibber¹]

ˈjabberer n

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jab•ber

(ˈdʒæb ər)
v.i., v.t.

1. to speak rapidly, indistinctly, or nonsensically; chatter.

n.

2. rapid, or nonsensical talk.

[1490–1500; appar. imitative]

jab′ber•er, n.

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jabber

Past participle: jabbered
Gerund: jabbering

Imperative

jabber

jabber

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	jabber - rapid and indistinct speech gabble, jabbering gibber, gibberish - unintelligible talking
Verb	1.	jabber - talk in a noisy, excited, or declamatory manner mouth off, rabbit on, rant, rave, spout mouth, speak, talk, verbalise, verbalize, utter - express in speech; "She talks a lot of nonsense"; "This depressed patient does not verbalize"

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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

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jabber

verb

1. To talk rapidly, incoherently, or indistinctly:

babble, blather, chatter, gabble, gibber, prate, prattle.

2. To talk volubly, persistently, and usually inconsequentially:

babble, blabber, chatter, chitchat, clack, palaver, prate, prattle, rattle (on), run on.

Informal: go on, spiel.

Slang: gab, gas, jaw, yak.

Idioms: run off at the mouth, shoot the breeze.

noun

1. Unintelligible or foolish talk:

babble, blather, blatherskite, double talk, gabble, gibberish, jabberwocky, jargon, nonsense, prate, prattle, twaddle.

2. Incessant and usually inconsequential talk:

babble, blab, blabber, chat, chatter, chitchat, palaver, prate, prattle, small talk.

Slang: gab, gas, yak.

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Translations

يَتَكَلَّم بِسُرْعَه

brebentit

plapre

schwatzen

παραλήρημαφλυαρία

bredouiller

masa, blaîra

borbottiofarfugliare

pļāpāt

bełkotbełkotaćgadaninatrajkotać

anlaşılmaz şekilde konuşmak

急促而不清楚地说闲聊

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 French → un torrente de francés
a jabber of voices → un jaleo de voces

B. VT → farfullar

C. VI (= talk fast) → farfullar; (= chatter) → charlotear, parlotear; [monkeys] → chillar
they were jabbering away in Russian → charloteaban or parloteaban en ruso

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jabber

[ˈdʒæbə^r]

vt [+ words] → bredouiller, bafouiller; [+ foreign language] → baragouiner

vi (= talk quickly) → baragouiner

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jabber

vt → (daher)plappern (inf); poem, prayers → herunterrasseln, abhaspeln (inf)

vi (also jabber away) → plappern, schwätzen, quasseln (inf); they sat there jabbering away in Spanish → sie saßen da und quasselten spanisch (inf)

n → Geplapper nt, → Gequassel nt (inf), → Geschnatter nt

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jabber

[ˈdʒæbəʳ]

1. vi (person) → ciarlare, chiacchierare; (monkey) → schiamazzare
they were jabbering away in Russian → parlavano fitto fitto in russo

2. vt → farfugliare, borbottare

3. n (of person) → chiacchierio, cicaleccio; (of monkey) → schiamazzo

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jabber

(ˈdʒӕbə) verb

to talk idly, rapidly and indistinctly. The women are always jabbering with one another. babbel يَتَكَلَّم بِسُرْعَه дърдоря tagarelar brebentit schwatzen plapre 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 brabbelenskravle, plapre løspaplać ژرژر ږغيدل، بې سنجشه ږغيدل: بې سنجشه وينا، ژرژر خبرې tagarelar a bolborosi тараторить trkotať klepetati brbljati pladdra, babbla, tjattra พูดอย่างรวดเร็วและไม่ชัดเจน; พูดรัว anlaşılmaz şekilde konuşmak 說話急促且含糊不清，閒聊 плескати язиком; торохтіти بکواس کرنا nói huyên thuyên 急促而不清楚地说，闲聊

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