jibber
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9.9
- noun
- /ˈdʒɪbər/
:
charlatán
- jibber jabber
Examples
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"But I couldn't understand his jibber jabber, so I shot him."
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And, and there's all this jibber jabber that means are intended as a depopulation weapon.
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And and there's all this jibber jabber that means are intended as a depopulation weapon.
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I know several people who are really good at filling up the airways with meaningless jibber-jabber, but it doesn't help.
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During the meeting, his constant jibber made it hard for anyone to focus on the main issues.
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Her jibber during class always left the teacher frustrated and the students confused.
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At the party, I could barely hear anything over the jibber of the guests talking over each other.
Synonyms
3
8.4
A person who talks quickly and too much, annoying others
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7.5
A person who speaks quietly so others cannot understand them
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8.2
A person who talks too much in an annoying way
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7.9
A person who speaks or writes for a long time without a clear point
A person who talks quickly about unimportant things
A person who likes very fast electronic dance music
A person who talks nonsense and babbles
A person who talks a lot and says silly or meaningless things
A person who speaks in a quiet voice that is hard to hear
A person who speaks in a soft voice that is hard to hear
A person who speaks quietly and unclearly so others cannot understand
How Understandable
Surface Forms
Etymology
Jibber for a person who speaks quickly and unclearly is related to words like jabber and gibber, which imitate quick, confused speech and mean 'to talk fast' or 'nonsense', so a jibber is someone whose words run together and are hard to understand.