verb
jabber
JA-buh
verb
1
To talk quickly and unclearly, often about nothing important.
"The toddlers jabbered away happily in the back seat."
"He jabbered nervously before finally getting to the point."
noun
1
Fast, unclear, or meaningless talk.
"All I could hear through the wall was jabber."
How to Use Jabber
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishTo chatter rapidly and unintelligibly, or the noise that results.
Easily confused with
Common pairings
jabber away
excited jabber
Word Forms
jabbered past tense, jabbers plural, jabbers singular
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Etymology
From Middle English forms meaning "to chatter" or "babble", related to "jowl" (jaw) — the word has always been about the mouth running fast.