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jabbered

verb

past tense of jabber
1
as in chatted
to engage in casual or rambling conversation please do not jabber during the rabbi's sermon

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2
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
  1. chatted
  2. chattered
  3. talked
  4. shouted
  5. conversed
  6. drooled
  7. babbled
  8. sputtered
Verb
  • Over courses of ravioli, New York strip steak, and whole roasted artichokes, the duo laughed and chatted with family, patrons, Knicks fans, and Towns’s teammate Jordan Clarkson.
    — Clara Hillis, Vogue, 17 Sep. 2026
  • During the opening segment, Blanco chatted with co-host Jenna Bush Hager about his wife Selena Gomez’s recent post sharing her hopes to become a mom in the future and start her own family.
    — Kayla Grant, PEOPLE, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of chatted
Verb
  • As the courtroom cleared, a jumble of spectators and journalists chattered about the whiplash.
    — Nicki Brown, CNN Money, 6 Sep. 2026
  • Around the family, people shared takeout dinners, swung on hammocks and chattered.
    — Tess Kenny, Chicago Tribune, 18 July 2026
Definition of chattered
Verb
  • The warmth between them doesn’t translate into chemistry on the dance floor just yet, but this makes sense given that solo skater Amber has already talked repeatedly about her nerves in regard to partnering.
    — Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 17 Sep. 2026
  • That's the consensus view of music business players who talked to The Associated Press about how mammoth tours like Sheeran's generally work.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 17 Sep. 2026
Definition of talked
Verb
  • Some Providence parents shook their heads as the clock wound down; others shouted expletives toward school administrators and Nazareth players.
    — Lila Hempel-Edgers, Chicago Tribune, 19 Sep. 2026
  • Beyond Seoul, Time Out shouted out other cool areas in cities like Bogotá, Glasgow, Mumbai and Los Angeles.
    — Lilit Marcus, CNN Money, 19 Sep. 2026
Definition of shouted
Verb
  • Hemingway commended Salinger, then a twenty-five-year-old staff sergeant, on his short stories, and the two conversed for hours.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 10 Aug. 2026
  • For a moment, two referees from the Falcons’ seventh training camp practice looked at each other, conversed and truly didn’t know what to rule.
    — Daniel Flick, AJC.com, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of conversed
Verb
  • 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
Verb
  • But Bhatta was hypothermic and occasionally babbled gibberish.
    — Gregory Thomas, San Francisco Chronicle, 14 Mar. 2026
  • 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
Definition of babbled
Verb
  • The defense is legit While the offense sputtered, the defense went into overdrive.
    — Connor Dullinger, Los Angeles Times, 14 Sep. 2026
  • Miami’s offense, which lacks speed in the final third and relies more on possession and short passes, has also sputtered at times when opponents clog the passing lanes to Messi.
    — Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of sputtered
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“Jabbered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jabbered. Accessed 21 Sep. 2026.

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