1
as in chats
to engage in casual or rambling conversation
please do not jabber during the rabbi's sermon
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2
as in babbles
to speak rapidly, inarticulately, and usually unintelligibly
monkeys jabbering at each other in their cages
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Honey Cooper chats with Professor Nader Gergis before attending his class on Wednesday.—
Cierra Morgan,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Mar. 2026 -
Jarrett frequently appears in her videos, including sit-down Q&A chats the couple films together.—
Samantha Stutsman,
PEOPLE,
25 Jan. 2026
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Race radio babbles away from the glove compartment, providing updates in Portuguese and English.—
Andy McGrath,
New York Times,
28 Feb. 2026
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Figure out how the finance team operates, how the field team talks, how the executives want information delivered.—
Dennis Kozak,
Fortune,
19 Mar. 2026
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The trio talks a lot about prep school hockey, which is beginning to change amid broader changes at the college hockey level.—
Scott Soshnick,
Sportico.com,
17 Mar. 2026
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Epstein converses with Summers Larry Summers, Clinton’s Treasury secretary and the director of the National Economic Council under former President Obama, corresponded with Epstein numerous times via email.—
Max Rego,
The Hill,
13 Nov. 2025
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He’s best known at this point either for playing the clownish Jack on Will & Grace or for being the relatively serious one of the three celebrity chatters on his podcast, Smartless.—
Jackson McHenry,
Vulture,
13 Feb. 2026
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Cunningham shouts to the entire congregation that the soul is not destroyed by death.—
Lincee Ray,
Entertainment Weekly,
13 Mar. 2026
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Koy shouts, his excitement echoing in the stadium.—
Deputy Entertainment,
Los Angeles Times,
5 Mar. 2026
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But as Blue Owl’s stumble rattles the industry, its standing in Washington is also getting shakier.—
Eleanor Mueller,
semafor.com,
12 Mar. 2026
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Diesel prices surged to an average of $5 per gallon in metro Atlanta on Wednesday as the ongoing war in the Middle East rattles the global market, the AJC’s Amy Wenk reports.—
Adam Beam,
AJC.com,
12 Mar. 2026
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The father, Man, prattles on about mowing the lawn, painting the fence, and managing their orchard’s irrigation, while the son periodically falls off his chair from boredom.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
12 Dec. 2025
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“Jabbers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jabbers. Accessed 22 Mar. 2026.
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