jabber C2+ Topic:Communication Also spelled jabberin US /ˈdʒæbər/ UK /ˈdʒæbə/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 verb to talk rapidly and unintelligibly The children began to jabber excitedly all at once about the parade. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 verb · to talk rapidly and... babbleprattlegabblechatterblatherprategibber Word family Derived forms jabbererjabbering Related forms jabberwocky Etymology AI details Late Middle English, of imitative origin, suggesting rapid, indistinct talk; perhaps a frequentative form related to 'jabble'. jabber onomatopoeic View etymology graph -> Topics Communication Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # jabber **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** verb **IPA (US):** /ˈdʒæbər/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈdʒæbə/ ## Meanings 1. to talk rapidly and unintelligibly ## Examples - The children began to jabber excitedly all at once about the parade. ## Synonyms - babble - prattle - gabble - chatter - blather - prate - gibber ## Derived Forms - jabberer - jabbering ## Related Forms - jabberwocky ## Roots and Affixes - Root: jabber ## Etymology Late Middle English, of imitative origin, suggesting rapid, indistinct talk; perhaps a frequentative form related to 'jabble'. ## AI Etymology Jabber is late Middle English, of imitative origin, suggesting rapid, indistinct talk; perhaps a frequentative form related to 'jabble'. The etymological trail includes onomatopoeic jabber. The same word family includes jabberer, jabbering, jabberwocky. Its current verb use means "to talk rapidly and unintelligibly". ## Topics - Communication - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown