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单词 rabbit on
释义

rabbit on

phrasal verb [usually cont]
If you describe someone as rabbiting on, you do not like the way they keep talking for a long time about something that is not very interesting.
[British, informal, disapproval]
What are you rabbiting on about? [V P + about]
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Synonyms of 'rabbit on'

go on, gas, rattle, gossip
More Synonyms of rabbit on
(phrasal verb) 
What are you rabbiting on about?
Synonyms
go on
They're always going on about choice and market forces.
gas
rattle
gossip
We gossiped well into the night.
chatter
Everyone was chattering away in different languages.
spout (informal)
She would go red in the face and start to spout.
waffle
some guy on TV waffling on about some new product
drivel
I drivelled on about the big race that day.
drone on
gab
twitter
They were twittering excitedly about their new dresses.
ramble on
jabber
I left them there jabbering away
gabble
The child sat on his knee and gabbled excitedly.
blether (Scottish)
See rabbit

Additional synonyms

in the sense of blether
Definition
foolish talk
Synonyms
jabbering,
pap,
drivel,
twaddle,
gibberish,
moonshine,
jabber,
claptrap (informal),
gobbledegook,
blather
in the sense of chatter
Definition
to speak quickly and continuously about unimportant things
Everyone was chattering away in different languages.
Synonyms
prattle,
chat,
rabbit on (British, informal),
babble,
gab (informal),
natter,
tattle,
jabber,
blather,
schmooze (slang),
blether (Scottish),
run off at the mouth (US, slang),
prate,
gossip
in the sense of drivel
Definition
to speak foolishly
I drivelled on about the big race that day.
Synonyms
babble,
ramble,
waffle (informal, British),
gab (informal),
gas (informal),
maunder,
blether,
prate

Nearby words of
rabbit on

  • quote
  • quotidian
  • rabbit
  • rabbit on
  • rabble
  • rabble-rouser
  • Rabelaisian

Synonyms of 'rabbit on'

rabbit on

Explore 'rabbit on' in the dictionary

Additional synonyms

in the sense of gabble
Definition
to speak rapidly and indistinctly
The child sat on his knee and gabbled excitedly.
Synonyms
prattle,
chatter,
babble,
gibber,
jabber,
rattle,
rabbit on (British, informal),
blab,
blabber,
run off at the mouth (slang),
gush,
spout,
waffle (informal, British)
in the sense of gossip
Definition
to talk idly or maliciously, esp. about other people's private lives
We gossiped well into the night.
Synonyms
chat,
chatter,
blather,
schmooze (slang),
jaw (slang),
dish the dirt (informal),
blether,
shoot the breeze (slang, US),
chew the fat or rag (slang),
prattle,
prate
in the sense of jabber
Definition
to speak very quickly and excitedly
I left them there jabbering away
Synonyms
chatter,
rabbit (on) (British, informal),
ramble,
mumble,
babble,
waffle (informal, British),
drivel,
yap (informal),
tattle,
gabble,
blather,
blether,
run off at the mouth (slang),
prate
in the sense of spout
Definition
to talk about (something) in a boring way or without much thought
She would go red in the face and start to spout.
Synonyms
hold forth,
talk,
rant,
go on (informal),
rabbit (on) (British, informal),
ramble (on),
pontificate,
declaim,
spiel (informal),
expatiate,
orate,
speechify
in the sense of twitter
They were twittering excitedly about their new dresses.
Synonyms
chatter,
chat,
rabbit (on) (British, informal),
gossip,
babble,
gab (informal),
prattle,
natter,
jabber,
blather,
prate
in the sense of waffle
Definition
to speak or write in a vague and wordy manner
some guy on TV waffling on about some new product
Synonyms
chatter,
rabbit (on) (British, informal),
babble,
drivel,
prattle,
jabber,
gabble,
rattle on,
verbalize,
blather,
witter on (informal),
blether,
run off at the mouth (slang),
prate,
earbash (Australian, New Zealand, slang)
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