gib|ber

gib|ber
gib|ber1 «JIHB uhr, GIHB-», verb, noun.
–v.i.
to chatter senselessly; talk in a confused, meaningless way: »

The monkeys gibbered angrily at each other.

SYNONYM(S): babble, prattle.
–n.
senseless chattering; confused, meaningless talking; gibberish.
[perhaps imitative]
gib|ber2 «JIHB uhr», noun.
(in Australia) a stone smoothed and rounded by the action of wind and water.
[< a native name]

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  • gib·ber·ish — /ˈʤıbərıʃ/ noun [noncount] : foolish, confused, or meaningless words His lecture seemed like nothing but gibberish. [=nonsense] She was talking gibberish in her sleep …   Useful english dictionary

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