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Word entry · 6 letters

jabber

Best crossword clue

"Talk rapidly"

6 letters · collected on this word page

6 lettersPronunciation /ˈd͡ʒæbə(ɹ)/Part of speech verb, nounSorted abbejrStarts with JEnds with R1 cluesCommon crossword word
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Definitions

  1. talk in a noisy, excited, or declamatory manner

Word origin

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).

Used in a sentence

  • “What are you jabbering about, shipmate?” said I.
  • He wept very little, but when he wept he howled aloud, and jabbered wild abuse, threats and recriminations through the wet torrent of his howling.
  • Two tongues from the depths, Alike only as a yellow cat and a green parrot are alike, Fling their staccato tantalizations Into a wildcat jabber Over a gossamer web of unanswerables.

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