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

Gone was all the jabbering and minutia that was presented, and only the important information was conveyed to the fan.

From Los Angeles Times

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

From Literature

We jabbered about whether Bryant was better than Michael Jordan and the intense rivalry between the Sixers and the Lakers in the 1980s as we waited for Bryant’s face to flash again on the screen.

From Los Angeles Times

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

From BBC

Likely, they cannot comprehend a politician doing anything beyond nonsensically jabbering about “supply-side” trickle-down economics to help the poor and working class.

From Salon