Definition of jibber-jabber in English:
jibber-jabber
verbˈdʒɪbədʒabəˈjibərˌjabər
[no object]Talk in a rapid and excited way that is difficult to understand.
he was jibber-jabbering with his wife through the entire first piece
he's a happy kid, always jibber-jabbering
Example sentencesExamples
- One guy would jibber-jabber, then bend down to tie his shoes and stick $300 worth of stuff in his bag.
- I just jibber-jabbered about space noise.
- As the former prime minister sat under unforgiving studio lights jibber-jabbering with Andrew Marr, his interviewer of choice, it looked positively sandy on top.
- And so as we jibber-jabbered, no topic was taboo.
- "I learned everything at Wolves and was really happy to have had that time there," he jibber-jabbered foolishly.
- There are no idiots just jibber-jabbering on mindlessly.
nounˈdʒɪbədʒabəˈjibərˌjabər
mass nounRapid and excited speech that is difficult to understand.
enough jibber-jabber from me; let's get on with the story!
Example sentencesExamples
- In the midst of the jibber-jabber, I somehow was able to sneak a moment away from the family.
- I answered some questions with quite a bit too much jibber-jabber.
- For many the novelty of all that blood-soaked jibber-jabber wore thin pretty quickly.
- You think all this caterwauling about the deficit is just a bunch of useless jibber-jabber that will never go anywhere?
- For all this jibber-jabber about how I don't understand a working man's problems, you should take a look at my medical chart.
- After some mindless email jibber-jabber, we agreed to meet.
- It's a stumbling block, and most of the lyrics are just kind of nonsense, jibber-jabber.
- Boiling down the jibber-jabber: open, honest communication is paramount.
- He raps with a slippery undulating velocity that few can match without descending into jibber-jabber or spluttering.
Origin
Early 19th century: related to gibber1, jabber.