gibber

  • 11gibber — I. /ˈdʒɪbə / (say jibuh) verb (i) 1. to speak inarticulately; chatter. –noun 2. gibbering utterance. {? frequentative of obsolete gib (verb) caterwaul, behave like a cat; sense development and pronunciation influenced by association with jabber}… …

  • 12gibber — intransitive verb (gibbered; gibbering) Etymology: imitative Date: 1604 to speak rapidly, inarticulately, and often foolishly • gibber noun …

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  • 13Gibber — The word gibber can mean: *To talk unintelligibly or incoherently: see *An Australian name for desert pavement …

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  • 14gibber — /jib euhr, gib /, v.i. 1. to speak inarticulately or meaninglessly. 2. to speak foolishly; chatter. n. 3. gibbering utterance. [1595 1605; orig. uncert.; perh. freq. of gib (obs.) to caterwaul (see GIB2); sense and pronunciation influenced by… …

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  • 15gibber — gib|ber [ˈdʒıbə US ər] v [Date: 1600 1700; Origin: From the sound] to speak quickly in a way that is difficult to understand, especially because you are very frightened or shocked →↑jabber gibber with ▪ It was her, said Ruth, gibbering with fear …

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  • 16gibber — v 1. babble, prate, tattle, twaddle, Brit. twattle; patter, gabble, blather, drivel, Sl. gibber jabber, jargon; mutter, mumble, splutter, sputter, stammer. 2. chatter, jabber, prattle, cackle, speak foolishly; chit chat, chitter chatter, chaffer …

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  • 17gibber-gabber — [“d3iba> d3Јeb3> ] n. nonsense; gossip and chatter. □ There sure is a lot of gibber gabber coming from your room, Jimmy. □ What’s all this gibber gabber about? …

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  • 18gibber country — /ˈgɪbə kʌntri/ (say gibuh kuntree) noun desert or near desert country strewn with stones, especially gibber stones …

  • 19gibber bird — noun Etymology: gibber (III) : a small grayish brown Australian warbler (Ashbyia lovensis or Epthianura lovensis) that frequents dry stone covered plains …

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  • 20gibber — n. [L. gibbus, humped] A swelling or enlargement; a rounded protuberance …

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