jab|ber

jab|ber
jab|ber «JAB uhr», verb, noun.
–v.i.
to talk very fast in a confused, senseless way; chatter; prattle: »

Demons for fright Jabber and scream about him in the night (William Butler Yeats).

SYNONYM(S): babble, gabble.
–v.t.
to speak rapidly and indistinctly. SYNONYM(S): babble, gabble.
–n.
very fast, confused, or senseless talk; chatter.
[probably imitative]
jab´ber|er, noun.
jab´ber|ing|ly, adverb.

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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  • jab´ber|er — jab|ber «JAB uhr», verb, noun. –v.i. to talk very fast in a confused, senseless way; chatter; prattle: »Demons for fright Jabber and scream about him in the night (William Butler Yeats). SYNONYM(S): babble, gabble. –v.t. to speak rapidly and… …   Useful english dictionary

  • jab´ber|ing|ly — jab|ber «JAB uhr», verb, noun. –v.i. to talk very fast in a confused, senseless way; chatter; prattle: »Demons for fright Jabber and scream about him in the night (William Butler Yeats). SYNONYM(S): babble, gabble. –v.t. to speak rapidly and… …   Useful english dictionary

  • Jab|ber|wock|y — or Jab|ber|wock|y «JAB UHR|WOK ee», noun, adjective. –n. meaningless writing; nonsensical talk; jabber. –adj. without meaning; having no sense: »the jabberwocky school of modern verse, jabberwocky distortion. ╂[< Jabberwock, a fabulous animal… …   Useful english dictionary

  • jab|ber|wock|y — or Jab|ber|wock|y «JAB UHR|WOK ee», noun, adjective. –n. meaningless writing; nonsensical talk; jabber. –adj. without meaning; having no sense: »the jabberwocky school of modern verse, jabberwocky distortion. ╂[< Jabberwock, a fabulous animal… …   Useful english dictionary

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  • jab — ad·jab; be·jab·bers; jab·a·rite; jab·ber·er; jab·ber·wocky; jab·i·ru; jab·o·ran·di; ra·jab; jab; jab·ber; jab·ble; jab·ber·ing·ly; jab·ber·wock; …   English syllables

  • ber — cy·ber; cy·ber·cafe; cy·ber·citizen; cy·ber·culture; cy·ber·nat·ed; cy·ber·na·tion; cy·ber·naut; cy·ber·porn; cy·ber·punk; cy·ber·sex; cy·ber·space; cy·ber·speak; cy·ber·surfer; fi·ber·scope; lib·ber; ok·to·ber·fest; sa·ber·met·rics; zeit·ge·ber; …   English syllables

  • jabber — jab·ber …   English syllables

  • jabberer — jab·ber·er …   English syllables

  • jabber — jab|ber [ dʒæbər ] verb intransitive to talk very quickly and with a lot of enthusiasm, especially in a way that is not sensible or that is difficult to understand ╾ jab|ber noun uncount …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

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