jabber

[US]/ˈdʒæbə(r)/
[UK]/ˈdʒæbər/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

vi. talk rapidly and incoherently
vt. speak rapidly and incoherently
n. rapid and incoherent speech

Phrases & Collocations

jabber on

jabber away

jabbering nonsense

stop jabbering

constant jabbering

Example Sentences

Listen to the jabber of those monkeys.

He was jabbering away in Russian.

he jabbered away to his friends.

She jabbered away, trying to distract his attention.

Nobody can understand you if you keep jabbering away like that.

He jabbered out the words in what seemed a foreign language.

Real-world Examples

We listened to whiny rock songs while Jessica jabbered on about the boys we hung out with.

Source: Twilight: Eclipse

I mean, not all the jibber jabber in the middle, but...

Source: The Big Bang Theory Season 7

So please try to avoid wasting her time with female jibber jabber.

Source: The Big Bang Theory Season 3

I guessed he wanted me to learn instead of jabbering away in the mouth.

Source: Rich Dad Poor Dad

They preferred to stand together, and jabber all night in their queer Sikh lingo.

Source: The Sign of the Four

On the other side of the room, Fleur was jabbering away in French to her mother.

Source: Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

Again the ape plucked at his shoulder, jabbering plaintively.

Source: Son of Mount Tai (Part 1)

But they still jabber on about saturated, or mono- polyunsaturated, omega-3, hydrogenated, or trans.

Source: Chemistry Crash Course

Across the clearing he saw the jabbering horde watching.

Source: Son of Mount Tai (Part 1)

He locks the door and has just tugged at it three times when he hears a late-pubescent voice jabbering in his ear.

Source: A man named Ove decides to die.

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