gibber

Meanings

1. 1
   verb

   to speak rapidly and incoherently, especially from fear, excitement, or confusion

   The terrified witness could only gibber until someone helped him breathe slowly.

2. 2
   noun

   rapid, unintelligible speech

   A nervous gibber came from the darkness beyond the door.

Probably imitative in origin, echoing the sound of rapid, inarticulate speech. It is closely associated in form and meaning with gibberish, though the exact historical relationship between the words is uncertain.

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