to jibber
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- verb
- /ˈdʒɪbər/
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hablar incoherentemente
- Some people can just jibber-jabber till the cows come home.
Examples
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She tends to jibber when she is excited, making it difficult for others to understand her.
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You people gonna jibber-jabber all day or finish the damned house?
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-You jibber.
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Now they are 90%+ stark raving, jibbering loony.
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When he gets nervous, he starts to jibber and it's hard to follow his thoughts.
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During the meeting, he began to jibber about his ideas, and nobody knew what he meant.
Synonyms
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4.9
To speak in a low, unclear voice that is hard to understand
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4.4
Talk quickly in a silly way that is hard to understand
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5.4
To move in a clumsy, confused way
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6.5
To talk quickly and excitedly in a way that is hard to understand
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8.6
To make quick unclear sounds when you are nervous or excited
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7.5
To speak in short, broken sounds when angry or shocked
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6.3
To speak so the words run together and are hard to understand
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7.9
To talk quickly and unclearly so others cannot understand you
To speak quickly in a confused or silly way
To talk quickly and without stopping about unimportant things
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Etymology
Jibber as a verb meaning to speak rapidly and unintelligibly is like the verbs jabber and gibber, which come from the sound of hurried, confused talking, so to jibber is to 'talk so fast that you are hard to understand'.