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gibber

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noun

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Recent Examples of gibber
Verb
But when the disheveled, withdrawn ex-friend shows up in the locker room gibbering about an evil spirit, Sam is mortified, impulsively knocking to the ground the grungy-looking Mason jar that Tamira has been carrying around. Dennis Harvey, Variety, 18 Sep. 2023 For a while, police interest bent toward a Phud who had been warned he might be eliminated from the program, who had seemed almost exultant about the fire and gibbered gleefully about the media spotlight. New York Times, 13 Apr. 2018 Or is Tucker Carlson the exact opposite of a journalist and his broadcast the Platonic ideal of gibbering insanity? Amanda Arnold, The Cut, 9 Apr. 2018 In issue two, Chang wanders around gibbering like a raw-meat lunatic while his skin tries to escape the little girl, who's keeping it as a pet. Maurice Martin, WIRED, 1 Mar. 2002
Recent Examples of Synonyms for gibber
Verb
  • Temescal Gateway Park is a 141-acre expanse in Pacific Palisades that features a babbling brook, oak and sycamore canyons and trails that zigzag up the mountains, providing views of the Pacific Ocean and its coastline.
    Jaclyn Cosgrove, Los Angeles Times, 23 July 2026
  • There's one spot on Richard's land where the Guadalupe slows to a babbling brook at the base of a tree.
    Bo Evans, CBS News, 2 July 2026
Noun
  • Some children clustered there to jabber and run madly about, while others just wanted attention and knew how to get it.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 20 Oct. 2025
  • And given that these are not professional actors, or even (in most cases) people who aspire to be, LaBeouf’s words to them, full of deadly serious jabber about empathy and ego, are pumped up with an intensity that feels overdone and inappropriate.
    Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 19 May 2025
Verb
  • While not immune to echoes, most people are chatting about the lineup of Czech cheeses, cured meats, and breads on offer.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Aug. 2026
  • Many were entertained at the idea of Prince William, who is next in line to the British throne waiting patiently for his wife to finish chatting.
    Jennifer Hassan, USA Today, 4 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • Anyway, Cunningham faced a ton of nonsense from the onset, mainly from the crowd.
    Zach Dean OutKick, FOXNews.com, 1 Aug. 2026
  • No Instagram gimmicks, no fusion nonsense, just the best version of something that sounds simple but isn't.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 July 2026
Verb
  • Around the family, people shared takeout dinners, swung on hammocks and chattered.
    Tess Kenny, Chicago Tribune, 18 July 2026
  • The youthful musicians chattered away like creatures of the Transylvanian night.
    Alex Ross, New Yorker, 29 June 2026
Noun
  • The Korean Football Association was furious, responding to this juvenile, but ultimately harmless, prattle by boycotting the Korean press.
    E. Tammy Kim, New Yorker, 24 June 2026
  • Some of the prattle can feel like treading water, a delaying tactic until the inevitable confrontation scene.
    Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 17 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Some of the signs of overheating include heavy panting or drooling, a rapid pulse, bright red gums or tongue, labored breathing, difficulty standing, vomiting or diarrhea and a fever.
    Cody Godwin, USA Today, 16 July 2026
  • Typically, the consequence of a sunny Open Championship is firm and fast playing conditions that make golf fans drool.
    Gabby Herzig, New York Times, 16 July 2026
Noun
  • The Web is for unvarnished interactions, long rants and video burbles and buffering.
    Brian Steinberg, Variety, 18 July 2025
  • Andrew Carnegie’s spring burbles on more than a century later.
    Jeff Suess, Cincinnati Enquirer, 13 July 2025

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“Gibber.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gibber. Accessed 7 Aug. 2026.

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