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as in chatted
to engage in casual or rambling conversation
please do not jabber during the rabbi's sermon
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as in chattered
to speak rapidly, inarticulately, and usually unintelligibly
monkeys jabbering at each other in their cages
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for jabbered
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As attendees chatted over pizza and Jack Daniel’s, Thiel slipped in through the back door, joining the hipsters on folding chairs.—
James Duesterberg,
New Yorker,
18 Feb. 2026 -
The actress chatted with her The Drama co-star Robert Pattinson in a new interview.—
Christina Perrier,
InStyle,
17 Feb. 2026
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Our lives and bodies conversed and chattered.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
16 Dec. 2025
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Clancy then walked in from behind the stage, carrying a bouquet of flowers as the students chattered.—
Erin Clack,
PEOPLE,
10 Nov. 2025
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Thorpe’s next step was to bring in his friend Nate Ries, whom Thorpe had talked to about starting a company for years.—
Jakob Schiller,
Outside,
25 Feb. 2026
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The two talked again on Monday and then went through the process to pull Bradley from the tournament.—
Betsy Helfand,
Twin Cities,
25 Feb. 2026
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Voices conversed in friendly banter as a speaker boomed old Motown hits and even some Jethro Tull.—
Bryan Hendricks,
Arkansas Online,
15 Feb. 2026
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The two conversed for a considerable time.—
Judith Martin,
Mercury News,
12 Jan. 2026
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Ahead of the screening, Braff addressed fans in attendance and shouted out everyone involved in bringing the revival to life.—
Angeline Jane Bernabe,
ABC News,
24 Feb. 2026
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Related Stories The slur was shouted by John Davidson, who is diagnosed with Tourette syndrome.—
Zack Sharf,
Variety,
23 Feb. 2026
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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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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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Ike, the reigning WCC player of the week, sputtered with his shot most of the night and had to score nine points over the final five minutes to keep his streak going.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
19 Feb. 2026
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Proposals to create public options in Maine and New Mexico also sputtered.—
Jazmin Orozco Rodriguez,
NPR,
18 Feb. 2026
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“Jabbered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jabbered. Accessed 26 Feb. 2026.
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