jabbering

Meanings

• Verb

  Speaking in a rapid, incoherent, and often meaningless way.

  - "He was jabbering on about the weather."
  - "The baby jabbered incoherently in its crib."

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Variants

List of all variants of jabbering that leads to same result
jabber , jabbered , jabberer , jabberers , jabbering , jabberings , jabbers

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Etymology

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Originally meant 'to chatter like a jaw', from Old English 'gebeoran' or 'gebeorhian', meaning 'to gnaw, bite, or talk incessantly'.

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Trivia

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1. The term 'jabberwocky' was coined by Lewis Carroll in his poem 'Jabberwocky' from 'Through the Looking Glass'. The poem contains many made-up words, including 'jabberwocky' itself, which has since entered common usage.

2. In some dialects of English, 'jabbering' can also be used as a noun to refer to a noisy or crowded place.

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Related Concepts

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1. Gibberish: Means senseless or meaningless speech or writing, similar to jabbering.

2. Babbling: Refers to speaking in a rapid and incoherent way, similar to jabbering, but often used to describe infants or young children.

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Culture

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Jabbering is often associated with excitement, nervousness, or intoxication. In literature, it can be used to convey a sense of urgency or confusion. For example, in Shakespeare's 'King Lear', the mad king jabbers incoherently to his daughter Regan.

How to Memorize "jabbering"

1. visualize
   

   - Visualize someone talking very quickly and incoherently, with their mouth moving rapidly.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word with the image of a busy marketplace, where many people are talking at once.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Remember the mnemonic 'Jabbering Jaws', which helps you remember the definition of the word.

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