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jab·ber

 (jăb′ər)
v. jab·bered, jab·ber·ing, jab·bers
v.intr.
To talk rapidly or unintelligibly.
v.tr.
To utter rapidly or unintelligibly.
n.
Rapid or babbling talk.
[Middle English javeren, of imitative origin.]
jab′ber·er n.
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jabber

(ˈdʒæbə)
vb
to speak or say rapidly, incoherently, and without making sense; chatter
n
such talk. Also called: jabbering
[C15: of imitative origin; compare gibber1]
ˈjabberer n
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jab•ber

(ˈdʒæb ər)
v.i., v.t.
1. to speak rapidly, indistinctly, or nonsensically; chatter.
n.
2. rapid, or nonsensical talk.
[1490–1500; appar. imitative]
jab′ber•er, n.
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jabber


Past participle: jabbered
Gerund: jabbering

Imperative
jabber
jabber
Present
I jabber
you jabber
he/she/it jabbers
we jabber
you jabber
they jabber
Preterite
I jabbered
you jabbered
he/she/it jabbered
we jabbered
you jabbered
they jabbered
Present Continuous
I am jabbering
you are jabbering
he/she/it is jabbering
we are jabbering
you are jabbering
they are jabbering
Present Perfect
I have jabbered
you have jabbered
he/she/it has jabbered
we have jabbered
you have jabbered
they have jabbered
Past Continuous
I was jabbering
you were jabbering
he/she/it was jabbering
we were jabbering
you were jabbering
they were jabbering
Past Perfect
I had jabbered
you had jabbered
he/she/it had jabbered
we had jabbered
you had jabbered
they had jabbered
Future
I will jabber
you will jabber
he/she/it will jabber
we will jabber
you will jabber
they will jabber
Future Perfect
I will have jabbered
you will have jabbered
he/she/it will have jabbered
we will have jabbered
you will have jabbered
they will have jabbered
Future Continuous
I will be jabbering
you will be jabbering
he/she/it will be jabbering
we will be jabbering
you will be jabbering
they will be jabbering
Present Perfect Continuous
I have been jabbering
you have been jabbering
he/she/it has been jabbering
we have been jabbering
you have been jabbering
they have been jabbering
Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been jabbering
you will have been jabbering
he/she/it will have been jabbering
we will have been jabbering
you will have been jabbering
they will have been jabbering
Past Perfect Continuous
I had been jabbering
you had been jabbering
he/she/it had been jabbering
we had been jabbering
you had been jabbering
they had been jabbering
Conditional
I would jabber
you would jabber
he/she/it would jabber
we would jabber
you would jabber
they would jabber
Past Conditional
I would have jabbered
you would have jabbered
he/she/it would have jabbered
we would have jabbered
you would have jabbered
they would have jabbered
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.jabber - rapid and indistinct speech
gabble, jabbering
gibber, gibberish - unintelligible talking
Verb1.jabber - talk in a noisy, excited, or declamatory manner
mouth off, rabbit on, rant, rave, spout
mouth, speak, talk, verbalise, verbalize, utter - express in speech; "She talks a lot of nonsense"; "This depressed patient does not verbalize"
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jabber

verb chatter, rabbit (on) (Brit. informal), ramble, mumble, babble, waffle (informal, chiefly Brit.), drivel, yap (informal), tattle, gabble, blather, blether, run off at the mouth (slang), prate I left them there jabbering away
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jabber

verb
1. To talk rapidly, incoherently, or indistinctly:
babble, blather, chatter, gabble, gibber, prate, prattle.
2. To talk volubly, persistently, and usually inconsequentially:
babble, blabber, chatter, chitchat, clack, palaver, prate, prattle, rattle (on), run on.
Informal: go on, spiel.
Slang: gab, gas, jaw, yak.
Idioms: run off at the mouth, shoot the breeze.
noun
1. Unintelligible or foolish talk:
babble, blather, blatherskite, double talk, gabble, gibberish, jabberwocky, jargon, nonsense, prate, prattle, twaddle.
2. Incessant and usually inconsequential talk:
babble, blab, blabber, chat, chatter, chitchat, palaver, prate, prattle, small talk.
Slang: gab, gas, yak.
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يَتَكَلَّم بِسُرْعَه
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plapre
masa, blaîra
pļāpāt
bełkotbełkotaćgadaninatrajkotać
anlaşılmaz şekilde konuşmak

jabber

[ˈdʒæbəʳ]
A. N [of person] (= fast talk) → chapurreo m, farfulla f; (= chatter) → cotorreo m; (= noise) → algarabía f; [of monkeys] → chillidos mpl
a jabber of French → un torrente de francés
a jabber of voices → un jaleo de voces
B. VT → farfullar
C. VI (= talk fast) → farfullar; (= chatter) → charlotear, parlotear; [monkeys] → chillar
they were jabbering away in Russian → charloteaban or parloteaban en ruso
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jabber

[ˈdʒæbər]
vt [+ words] → bredouiller, bafouiller; [+ foreign language] → baragouiner
vi (= talk quickly) → baragouiner
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jabber

vt → (daher)plappern (inf); poem, prayers → herunterrasseln, abhaspeln (inf)
vi (also jabber away) → plappern, schwätzen, quasseln (inf); they sat there jabbering away in Spanish → sie saßen da und quasselten spanisch (inf)
n → Geplapper nt, → Gequassel nt (inf), → Geschnatter nt
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jabber

[ˈdʒæbəʳ]
1. vi (person) → ciarlare, chiacchierare; (monkey) → schiamazzare
they were jabbering away in Russian → parlavano fitto fitto in russo
2. vt → farfugliare, borbottare
3. n (of person) → chiacchierio, cicaleccio; (of monkey) → schiamazzo
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jabber

(ˈdʒӕbə) verb
to talk idly, rapidly and indistinctly. The women are always jabbering with one another.farfullar
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