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jibber

jibber

9.9
A person or animal that stops and will not move forward
  • noun
  • /ˈdʒɪbər/
translation icon : caballo que se niega a avanzar
  • The horse is such a jibber when it comes to jumping.

Examples

  • Trainers found it difficult to work with a jibber in the racing stables.

  • As a jibber, he always hesitated before making important decisions.

  • The old horse was a notorious jibber and often refused to cross streams.

  • I can't believe my pony is a jibber today!

  • The horse was a notorious jibber, often stopping in its tracks during the race.

  • During the lesson, the instructor noted how the young pony was a bit of a jibber, hesitating to cross the jump.

  • After seeing the scary obstacle, the trail horse became a jibber, refusing to move forward despite encouragement.

How Willing

hesitater
6.5
jibber
9.9
refuser
1 6.7

Surface Forms

jibber singular
jibbers plural

Morphology

jibber = jib (semi-transparent) = jib + er

The agentive suffix is regular, but the base verb 'jib' is somewhat specialized and may not be familiar to many learners.

Etymology

Jibber for a horse or person who refuses to move comes from the verb jib, which means 'to stop' or 'refuse' and is often used about horses, so a jibber is literally someone or something that 'stops' and will not go forward.