jabber

Meaning

Verb

1. To talk rapidly, indistinctly, or unintelligibly; to utter gibberish or nonsense.
2. To utter rapidly or indistinctly; to gabble.

Noun

Rapid or incoherent talk, with indistinct utterance; gibberish.

Noun

1. One who or that which jabs.
2. (informal) One who administers a hypodermic injection, especially of a COVID-19 vaccine.
3. A kind of hand-operated corn planter.

Synonyms

chatter

babble

gabble

prattle

gossip

gab

blabber

talk

🗣️

chat

talk nonsense

rant

rave

rabbit on

blab

jabbering

blather

yammer

yap

nag

chew the fat

speak incoherently

mouth off

mutter

prate

spout

palaver

twitter

waffle

🧇

chat with

get excited

talk loudly

tell tales

talk idly

wag one’s tongue

rattle away

talk indistinctly

talk rapidly

chin wagging

yakety-yak

blether

clack

double talk

drivel

drone on

garrulous

gibber

gibberish

grunt

have the gift of the gab

idly

jaw

make noise

mumbo jumbo

natter

panic

piffle

rattle

rigmarole

screed

splutter

sputter

tattle

tittle tattle

twaddle

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈd͡ʒæbə(ɹ)/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: jaberen

Cognate with English: jowl

In summary

From Middle English jaberen, javeren, chaveren (“to chatter, babble”), dissimilated forms of jablen, chavelen (“to jabber”), from Middle English chavel ("jaw"; > modern English jowl). Equivalent to jowl + -er (iterative suffix).