jabber

jab·ber | \ ˈja-bər

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jabbered; jabbering\ ˈja-b(ə-)riŋ

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Definition of jabber

(Entry 1 of 2)

intransitive verb

: to talk rapidly, indistinctly, or unintelligibly

transitive verb

: to speak rapidly or indistinctly

jabber

Definition of jabber (Entry 2 of 2)

: gibberish, chatter

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Examples of jabber in a Sentence

Verb They jabbered away for hours. She rushed into the room jabbering something about a dog. Noun to me the baby's speech was simply jabber, but his mother claimed to know exactly what he was saying

Recent Examples on the Web: Verb Politicians and pundits spent the evening in those little boxes on TV, jabbering about how many angels can fit on the head of a pin — but Robert Mueller isn’t one of them. — John Kass, Twin Cities, "John Kass: Dems should be blaming themselves," 28 July 2019 Politicians and pundits spent the evening in those little boxes on TV, jabbering about how many angels can fit on the head of a pin — but Robert Mueller isn’t one of them. — John Kass, Twin Cities, "John Kass: Dems should be blaming themselves," 28 July 2019 Politicians and pundits spent the evening in those little boxes on TV, jabbering about how many angels can fit on the head of a pin — but Robert Mueller isn’t one of them. — John Kass, Twin Cities, "John Kass: Dems should be blaming themselves," 28 July 2019 Politicians and pundits spent the evening in those little boxes on TV, jabbering about how many angels can fit on the head of a pin — but Robert Mueller isn’t one of them. — John Kass, Twin Cities, "John Kass: Dems should be blaming themselves," 28 July 2019 Politicians and pundits spent the evening in those little boxes on TV, jabbering about how many angels can fit on the head of a pin — but Robert Mueller isn’t one of them. — John Kass, Twin Cities, "John Kass: Dems should be blaming themselves," 28 July 2019 Politicians and pundits spent the evening in those little boxes on TV, jabbering about how many angels can fit on the head of a pin — but Robert Mueller isn’t one of them. — John Kass, Twin Cities, "John Kass: Dems should be blaming themselves," 28 July 2019 Politicians and pundits spent the evening in those little boxes on TV, jabbering about how many angels can fit on the head of a pin — but Robert Mueller isn’t one of them. — John Kass, Twin Cities, "John Kass: Dems should be blaming themselves," 28 July 2019 Politicians and pundits spent the evening in those little boxes on TV, jabbering about how many angels can fit on the head of a pin — but Robert Mueller isn’t one of them. — John Kass, Twin Cities, "John Kass: Dems should be blaming themselves," 28 July 2019 Recent Examples on the Web: Noun Other studies on the subject of the marijuana munchies show that, in spite of all the jibber-jabber about health and wellness in the cannabis community, most cannabis users still want junk food when they are stoned. — Mike Adams, chicagotribune.com, "Is legal marijuana creating more junk food junkies?," 23 Sep. 2019 Apparently, all this talk of darkness sprung from some jibber jabber about a solar eclipse. — Carlos Monarrez, Detroit Free Press, "Detroit Lions don't let solar eclipse keep them in the dark," 21 Aug. 2017

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“Jabber.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/jabber. Accessed 24 Feb. 2020.

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More Definitions for jabber

jabber

verb

English Language Learners Definition of jabber

informal : to talk in a fast, unclear, or foolish way

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jabber

jab·ber | \ ˈja-bər

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jabbered; jabbering

Kids Definition of jabber

(Entry 1 of 2)

: to talk too fast or not clearly enough to be understood What are you jabbering about?

jabber

Kids Definition of jabber (Entry 2 of 2)

: chatter entry 2 sense 2

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