jabbering 1 of 2

noun

as in babbling

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jabbering

2 of 2

verb

present participle of jabber
1
as in chatting
to engage in casual or rambling conversation please do not jabber during the rabbi's sermon

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2
as in chattering
to speak rapidly, inarticulately, and usually unintelligibly monkeys jabbering at each other in their cages

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Recent Examples of jabbering
Verb
In an eventual 57-point Hurricanes victory, Stevenson was balling and jabbering about it, too, to every Wildcats pass catcher within earshot. — Dan Wiederer, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for jabbering
  1. babbling
  2. chatting
  3. chattering
  4. babble
  5. talking
  6. shouting
  7. prattle
  8. conversing
Noun
  • The line could be dismissed as the babbling of a crazy old crone.
    — Bailey Sincox, The Conversation, 6 Aug. 2026
  • Eichenberger recently converted one of the ponds into a small babbling brook to maintain a steady flow of water.
    — Lennie Omalza, Louisville Courier Journal, 19 Feb. 2026
Definition of babbling
Verb
  • While chatting with Extra about the new season of their game show Beat Shazam, the actor’s older daughter Corinne, 32, shared her feelings about her dad, 58, and his baby on the way.
    — Kayla Grant, PEOPLE, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Messick even breaks a tacit rule by chatting with reporters on his start days.
    — Zack Meisel, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of chatting
Verb
  • There was something that got a lot of people chattering in the world of math.
    — Quanta Magazine, Quanta Magazine, 20 Aug. 2026
  • Some were already chattering about hitting Angine de Poitrine’s two nights at the Wiltern in December.
    — Josh Martin, Rolling Stone, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of chattering
Noun
  • Companies modelled after Mary Kay that have reprised empowerment babble for their founders’ gain are mentioned but receive scarce judgment.
    — Lauren Michele Jackson, New Yorker, 15 July 2026
  • The film almost completely drops any and all scientific babble from the book in favor of character development, action sequences, and emotional gut punches.
    — Matthew Razak, Space.com, 23 Mar. 2026
Definition of babble
Verb
  • The term first went viral thanks to a resurfaced clip of Real Housewives of Beverly Hills alum Yolanda Hadid talking to her then-teenage, now-supermodel daughter, Gigi Hadid.
    — Beth Ann Mayer, Parents, 22 Aug. 2026
  • The victim was conscious, breathing and talking when taken to Community Regional Medical Center.
    — Bob Rodriguez, Sacbee.com, 22 Aug. 2026
Definition of talking
Verb
  • Following his speech, council members struggled to restore order as some of Lang's supporters began shouting, and one was escorted out by police.
    — DeJanay Booth-Singleton, CBS News, 19 Aug. 2026
  • Miners, mostly young men and women covered in mud, could be seen pulling out a body from the pit while dozens of other miners and workers were scattered around the expansive site, some shouting for help.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of shouting
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
Definition of prattle
Verb
  • But there’s something else Sirianni realized in conversing with the chatbot.
    — Zach Berman, New York Times, 20 July 2026
  • The series will feature Questlove and three guests playing a variety of games from Uno to Jenga to original Questlove creations, all while conversing about their lives and careers.
    — Mya Copeland, Variety, 2 July 2026
Definition of conversing

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“Jabbering.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jabbering. Accessed 26 Aug. 2026.

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