jabber
verb /ˈdʒæbə(r)/
/ˈdʒæbər/
[intransitive, transitive] (disapproving)Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they jabber | /ˈdʒæbə(r)/ /ˈdʒæbər/ |
| he / she / it jabbers | /ˈdʒæbəz/ /ˈdʒæbərz/ |
| past simple jabbered | /ˈdʒæbəd/ /ˈdʒæbərd/ |
| past participle jabbered | /ˈdʒæbəd/ /ˈdʒæbərd/ |
| -ing form jabbering | /ˈdʒæbərɪŋ/ /ˈdʒæbərɪŋ/ |
- jabber (about something) | + speech to talk quickly and in an excited way so that it is difficult to understand what you are saying synonym gabble
- What is he jabbering about now?
Word Originlate 15th cent.: imitative.