jabber

[ jab-er ]

verb (used with or without object)

1. to talk or utter rapidly, indistinctly, incoherently, or nonsensically; chatter.

noun

1. rapid, indistinct, or nonsensical talk; gibberish.

jabber

/ ˈdʒæbə /

verb

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

noun

1. such talk

Derived Forms

• ˈjabberer, noun

Other Words From

• jabber·er noun
• jabber·ing·ly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of jabber¹

1490–1500; apparently imitative; gibber, gab ¹

Word History and Origins

Origin of jabber¹

C15: of imitative origin; compare gibber ¹

Example Sentences

I was nearly unconscious, and all I could hear was the nonstop jabber of Samir entertaining the men around him.

From Literature

After a few semi-coherent, if gross, remarks about how he was "honored" by the ruling, Trump launched straight into a stream of paranoid jabber more appropriate for someone having a psychiatric episode on a city bus than for a major presidential candidate.

From Salon

Marine Le Pen said the press conference was "yet another interminable jabber".

From BBC

“I know you like to jabber. I know you like to lie.”

From Los Angeles Times

“We have come here in sympathy for our brothers who lost their lives here,” said Imam Mansour Jabber, Druze cleric from Mt.

From Washington Times