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gibber

 
(jĭb'ər) pronunciation
intr.v., -bered, -ber·ing, -bers.
To prattle and chatter unintelligibly.

n.
Unintelligible or foolish talk.

[Probably back-formation from GIBBERISH.]


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Fowler's Modern English Usage:

gibber, gibberish

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are pronounced jib-ǝ-.

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Roget's Thesaurus:

gibber

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verb

    To talk rapidly, incoherently, or indistinctly: babble, blather, chatter, gabble, jabber, prate, prattle. See words.

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Gibber

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Dansk (Danish)
1.
v. intr. - plapre, tale hurtigt og uforståeligt, vrøvle
n. - vrøvl

2.
n. - sandsleben sten i ørkenen

Nederlands (Dutch)
bazelen, gebazel

Français (French)
1.
v. intr. - baragouiner, radoter
n. - baragouinage

2.
n. - grosse pierre

Deutsch (German)
1.
v. - faseln, schnattern
n. - Gefasel, Geschnatter, dummes Geschwätz

2.
n. - Felsbrocken

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - παραληρώ, λέω ασυναρτησίες, μιλάω γρήγορα και ακατάληπτα
n. - παραληρήματα, ασυναρτησίες

Italiano (Italian)
farneticare

Português (Portuguese)
v. - tagarelar de modo incoerente
n. - jargão (m), algaravia (f)

Русский (Russian)
говорить быстро и неразборчиво, быстрая и неразборчивая речь

Español (Spanish)
1.
v. intr. - decir tonterías, decir bobadas, hablar sin sentido
n. - tontería, bobada, charla sin sentido

2.
n. - piedra, canto rodado

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - pladdra
n. - pladder

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
说话快而不清楚, 胡扯, 无法听懂的话

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
v. intr. - 說話快而不清楚
n. - 胡扯, 無法聽懂的話

한국어 (Korean)
1.
v. intr. - 떨며 말하다, 알아 듣지 못하도록 말하다
n. - 못 알아 들을 말

2.
n. - 표석이나 돌의 일종

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - キャッキャッという
n. - 小石

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يثرثر (الاسم) ثرثار‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. intr. - ‮קשקש, מלמל‬
n. - ‮קישקוש, מילמול‬
n. - ‮אבן גדולה (אוסטרליה)‬


 
 
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