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gibber
(redirected from gibber stones)

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gib·ber  (jbr)
intr.v. gib·bered, gib·ber·ing, gib·bers
To prattle and chatter unintelligibly.
n.
Unintelligible or foolish talk.

[Probably back-formation from gibberish.]

gibber 1 [jib-ber]
Verb
to talk in a fast and unintelligible manner [imitative]

gibber 2 [gib-ber]
Noun
Austral
1. a boulder
2. barren land covered with stones [Aboriginal]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.gibbergibber - unintelligible talking
hokum, meaninglessness, nonsense, nonsensicality, bunk - a message that seems to convey no meaning
abracadabra - gibberish and nonsense
babble, babbling, lallation - gibberish resembling the sounds of a baby
blather, blatherskite - foolish gibberish
double Dutch - an incomprehensible talk
double talk - deliberately unintelligible gibberish
gabble, jabber, jabbering - rapid and indistinct speech
mumbo jumbo - language or ritual causing, or intending to cause, confusion
Verb1.gibbergibber - speak (about unimportant matters) rapidly and incessantly
mouth, speak, talk, verbalise, verbalize, utter - express in speech; "She talks a lot of nonsense"; "This depressed patient does not verbalize"
blather, blether, blither, smatter, babble - to talk foolishly; "The two women babbled and crooned at the baby"
2.gibber - chatter inarticulately; of monkeys
let loose, let out, utter, emit - express audibly; utter sounds (not necessarily words); "She let out a big heavy sigh"; "He uttered strange sounds that nobody could understand"

gibber
verb gabble, chatter, babble, waffle (informal), chiefly Brit. prattle, jabber, blab, rabbit on Brit. (informal) blather, blabber, earbash Austral., N.Z. (slang)
Translations
Spanish gibber [ˈdʒɪbəʳ] vifarfullar
French gibber [ˈdʒɪbəʳ] viémettre des sons inintelligibles
German gibber [ˈdʒɪbəʳ] vibrabbeln
Italian gibber [ˈdʒɪbəʳ] vi [monkey] → squittire confusamente; [idiot] → farfugliare

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