GIBBERED Synonyms: 41 Similar and Opposite Words

gibbered

verb

past tense of gibber

as in shouted

to speak rapidly, inarticulately, and usually unintelligibly stop gibbering, and pull yourself together!

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Men shouted abuse from car windows or tried to bribe him with money, drugs, even girlfriends.

— Robb Report, Robb Report, 9 Oct. 2026
McMillan was aware of his big game in the moment on Sunday, and even shouted out Smith on the sideline, shoving his face in a camera and letting out some playful bravado like Smith once did.

— Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of shouted

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And in 2023, Tierra Whack and Lil Yachty chatted about hip-hop in Brooklyn, before Jon Batiste and Gucci Mane kept the conversation going.

— Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 6 Oct. 2026
As the science reporters chatted with Deisseroth over the phone and Zoom, an AP photographer and videographer raced to his home in Stanford.

— ABC News, ABC News, 5 Oct. 2026

Definition of chatted

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Who had broken a wrist on the back-yard flagstones, drooled cherry medicine down her sleeping face on the car ride back from the hospital.

— Emma Cline, New Yorker, 9 Aug. 2026
For Valentine's Day 2026, the retailer released a confetti glass icon candle that shoppers drooled over.

— Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 June 2026

Definition of drooled

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In the wake of a depressing 69-93 season that sputtered out from the get-go, as so many a Royals campaign does, the club promptly made some substantial changes.

— Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 4 Oct. 2026
The real concerns came on offense, where the Trojans uncharacteristically sputtered.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 4 Oct. 2026

Definition of sputtered

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Before landing, a lighter dinner consisting of salad, chicken breast, and vanilla cream with caramel and meringue rattled down the aisle.

— Charlie Hobbs, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Oct. 2026
In the video, which appears to have been taken shortly after the attack, Allen showed his bloody face and appeared rattled.

— Lexi Carson, HollywoodReporter, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of rattled

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