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▪ I. gibbering, vbl. n.|ˈdʒɪb-, ˈgɪbərɪŋ|
[f. gibber v.1 + -ing1.]
The action of the vb. gibber1.
1786tr. Beckford's Vathek (1868) 32 Stunned by their gibbering. 1857Birch Anc. Pottery (1858) II. 35 Like the twittering and gibbering of the ‘Birds’ of Aristophanes. 1872W. Minto Eng. Prose Lit. i. iii. 161 Full of screechings and gibberings.
▪ II. gibbering, ppl. a.|ˈdʒɪb-, gɪbərɪŋ|
[f. as prec. + -ing2.]
That gibbers or takes the form of gibbering; unmeaning; unintelligible.
1711Lond. Gaz. No. 4850/4 Pretending to be a Fortune Teller, talking after a gibbering manner. 1820W. Irving Sketch Bk. (1859) 127 We almost fancy we hear the gibbering yell of triumph bursting from the distended jaws of the spectre. 1859Sala Tw. round Clock (1861) 377 Gibbering forms of men and women in filthy rags. 1881P. Brooks Candle of Lord 265 They saw Him face the gibbering maniac among the tombs. |