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Synonyms: Verb
babble, blab, cackle, chaffer [British], chat, chatter, chin [slang], converse, gab, gabble, gas, jaw, kibitz (also kibbitz), natter, palaver, patter, prate, prattle, rap, rattle, run on, schmooze (or shmooze), talk, twitter, visit
Synonyms: Noun
abracadabra, babble, blabber, burble, double Dutch, double-talk, drivel, gabble, gibber, gibberish, jabberwocky, mumbo jumbo, nonsense, prattle, slobber
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Examples of jabber in a Sentence
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They jabbered away for hours. She rushed into the room jabbering something about a dog.Noun
to me the baby's speech was simply jabber, but his mother claimed to know exactly what he was saying
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Politicians and pundits spent the evening in those little boxes on TV, jabbering about how many angels can fit on the head of a pin — but Robert Mueller isn’t one of them. — John Kass, Twin Cities, "John Kass: Dems should be blaming themselves," 28 July 2019 Politicians and pundits spent the evening in those little boxes on TV, jabbering about how many angels can fit on the head of a pin — but Robert Mueller isn’t one of them. — John Kass, Twin Cities, "John Kass: Dems should be blaming themselves," 28 July 2019 Politicians and pundits spent the evening in those little boxes on TV, jabbering about how many angels can fit on the head of a pin — but Robert Mueller isn’t one of them. — John Kass, Twin Cities, "John Kass: Dems should be blaming themselves," 28 July 2019 Politicians and pundits spent the evening in those little boxes on TV, jabbering about how many angels can fit on the head of a pin — but Robert Mueller isn’t one of them. — John Kass, chicagotribune.com, "Column: Democrats suffer anxiety attacks over Robert Mueller testimony, and blame him rather than themselves," 25 July 2019 The line about the locker room jabbering caught the attention of several lawmakers with whom Fox spoke. — Chad Pergram, Fox News, "Jim Jordan, facing accusations of ignoring sexual abuse, faces political crisis," 7 July 2018 But the sounds of residents enjoying the park during the performance also became part of the piece: jabbering boys with bikes; mothers with babies in strollers; toddlers who approached the singers to hear booming operatic tones close up. — New York Times, "A Musical Solstice Spectacle Sprawls Across New York," 22 June 2018 There’s no long wait ’cause I’ve already clocked it while everyone’s going [jabbering] meh-meh-meh. — J.j. Gould, The New Republic, "Wrong ’Em Boyo," 22 Mar. 2018 The only way to get beyond jabbering to ourselves about free trade, and humanitarian intervention absent any concern for the life of the nation itself, was this man whose popularity finally exploded our elite consensus. — Michael Brendan Dougherty, National Review, "Was It for This?," 17 Jan. 2018Recent Examples on the Web: Noun
Apparently, all this talk of darkness sprung from some jibber jabber about a solar eclipse. — Carlos Monarrez, Detroit Free Press, "Detroit Lions don't let solar eclipse keep them in the dark," 21 Aug. 2017These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'jabber.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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