as in shouted
to speak rapidly, inarticulately, and usually unintelligibly
stop gibbering, and pull yourself together!
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Those who predicted a doomed future for all of humanity called us addicts and criminals, leeches and slime (and way worse things) because we were detested, shouted at, dragged by our arms across bedrooms and public sporting events.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Oct. 2025 -
In April, the couple navigated another mid-episode interruption — this time from an audience member who shouted out during an interview with actor Christopher Meloni.—
Joey Nolfi,
Entertainment Weekly,
28 Oct. 2025
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Diners chattered away and ate at the restaurant while wedding guests gathered on the dance floor.—
Lauren Mascarenhas,
CNN Money,
22 Sep. 2025
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Some teenage girls in matching hoodies chatted near the baggage claim carousel, and a group in traditional Orthodox Jewish garb congregated on the curb outside terminal 3.—
N'dea Yancey-Bragg,
USA Today,
6 Nov. 2025
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Older students chatted with friends, while younger ones focused on pedaling.—
Emma Burleigh,
Fortune,
6 Nov. 2025
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Keong says these pillow protectors slide easily over her puffiest pillows, wash up well at the laundromat, and help prevent her new pillows from getting too drooled-on to be presentable for overnight guests.—
Nashia Baker,
Architectural Digest,
23 Sep. 2025
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Miami’s defense collapsed in a 27-24 fourth-quarter loss to Carolina when the defense gave up a lead in the game’s final four minutes, and Miami’s offense sputtered on the final possession.—
Omar Kelly,
Miami Herald,
22 Oct. 2025
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The Patriots got out to a hot start running the ball but sputtered out in the red zone on their ensuing drive.—
Doug Kyed,
Boston Herald,
19 Oct. 2025
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As Lindell babbled on about baseless conspiracy theories involving voting in De Baraso’s home state of Georgia, the 12-year-old shut him down.—
Cynthia Littleton,
Variety,
16 Aug. 2025
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But the other 3%, often muttered by students prospectively examining transfer applications, is distinct.—
Noah White,
Miami Herald,
30 Sep. 2025
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Although full disclosure, those two words were muttered in the press box Sunday after Nix had thrown two unsightly picks through the first three quarters of the Broncos’ win over Tennessee.—
Sean Keeler,
Denver Post,
7 Sep. 2025
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Trump’s tariff strong-arming has rattled relationships with America’s friends and foes.—
Eleanor Pringle,
Fortune,
3 Nov. 2025
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Beijing responded not only with its own port fees but the sweeping expansion of export controls on rare earths – a move that rattled Washington.—
Betsy Klein,
CNN Money,
30 Oct. 2025
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“Gibbered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gibbered. Accessed 8 Nov. 2025.
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