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Dictionary: jab·ber   (jăb'ər) pronunciation
 

v., -bered, -ber·ing, -bers.

v.intr.

To talk rapidly, unintelligibly, or idly.

v.tr.

To utter rapidly or unintelligibly.

n.

Rapid or babbling talk.

[Middle English javeren, of imitative origin.]

jabberer jab'ber·er n.
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verb

  1. To talk rapidly, incoherently, or indistinctly: babble, blather, chatter, gabble, gibber, prate, prattle. See words.
  2. To talk volubly, persistently, and usually inconsequentially: babble, blabber, chatter, chitchat, clack, palaver, prate, prattle, rattle (on), run on. Informal go on, spiel. Slang gab, gas, jaw, yak. Idioms: run off at the mouth, shoot thebreezebull. See words.

noun

  1. Unintelligible or foolish talk: babble, blather, blatherskite, double talk, gabble, gibberish, jabberwocky, jargon, nonsense, prate, prattle, twaddle. See words.
  2. Incessant and usually inconsequential talk: babble, blab, blabber, chat, chatter, chitchat, palaver, prate, prattle, small talk. Slang gab, gas, yak. See words.

 
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v

Definition: talk incessantly and trivially
Antonyms: be silent


 
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Dansk (Danish)
v. intr. - lade munden løbe, kæfte op, plapre løs
v. tr. - jappe af sig
n. - plapren, jappen

Nederlands (Dutch)
brabbelen, (onverstaanbaar) geklets

Français (French)
v. intr. - jacasser, bavarder, baragouiner
v. tr. - bafouiller (une excuse), baragouiner (une langue étrangère)
n. - bavardage, baragouinage, jacasserie

Deutsch (German)
v. - plappern
n. - Geplapper

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - φλυαρώ, παρλάρω, πολυλογώ, τραυλίζω, μιλώ γρήγορα και ακατάληπτα
n. - φλυαρία, πολυλογία

Italiano (Italian)
ciarlare

Português (Portuguese)
v. - tagarelar, balbuciar, falar rapidamente, excitadamente e sem clareza
n. - tagarelice (f), balbucio (m), fala (f) rápida e ininteligível

Русский (Russian)
болтать, болтовня, лепет

Español (Spanish)
v. intr. - charlar, parlotear, paliquear, barbullar
v. tr. - farfullar, chapurrear, decir atropelladamente, mascullar
n. - cháchara, charla insulsa, chapurreo, jerigonza, guirigay

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - pladdra, babbla, snattra
n. - pladder, babbel, snatter

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
快而含糊地说, 信口闲谈, 吱喳地叫, 快而含糊地说出, 快而含糊不清的话, 无聊的闲谈

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
v. intr. - 快而含糊地說, 信口閒談, 吱喳地叫
v. tr. - 快而含糊地說出
n. - 快而含糊不清的話, 無聊的閒談

한국어 (Korean)
v. intr. - 재잘거리다, 깩깩 소리지르다
v. tr. - 빨리 지껄이다, 깩깩 소리지르다
n. - 재잘거림, 깩깩 지르는 소리

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 早口のおしゃべり, ジャバ

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) ثرثر, بربر, غمغم (الاسم) ثرثرة, غمغمه‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. intr. - ‮פטפט, מלמל, קשקש‬
v. tr. - ‮פטפט, מלמל, קשקש‬
n. - ‮קשקוש, מלמול, פטפוט‬


 
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