Jabbering — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

rapid and indistinct speech

talk in a noisy, excited, or declamatory manner

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/dʒˈæbɚɹɪŋ/

🇬🇧British English

/dʒˈabəɹɪŋ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dʒˈabəɹɪŋ/

3 syllables Say it as /dʒˈæbɚɹɪŋ/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

spout mouth off rave gabble jabber rabbit on rant

Parts of Speech

noun	rapid and indistinct speech
verb	talk in a noisy, excited, or declamatory manner

Word Forms

jabber	verb	talk in a noisy, excited, or declamatory manner
gabble	verb	speak (about unimportant matters) rapidly and incessantly
rant	noun	pompous or pretentious talk or writing
ranter	noun	someone who rants and raves; speaks in a violent or loud manner
ranting	noun	a loud bombastic declamation expressed with strong emotion
jabberer	noun	someone whose talk is trivial drivel
jabbering	noun	rapid and indistinct speech
jabber	noun	rapid and indistinct speech
spouter	noun	an obnoxious and foolish and loquacious talker
raver	noun	someone who rants and raves; speaks in a violent or loud manner
raving	noun	declaiming wildly

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

plappern

schnelle und undeutliche Sprache

🇫🇷French

bavarder

discours rapide et indistinct

🇪🇸Spanish

parloteo

habla rápida y confusa

🇮🇹Italian

chiacchierando

discorso rapido e indistinto

🇳🇱Dutch

geklets

snelle en onduidelijke spraak

🇵🇹Portuguese

tagarelar

fala rápida e indistinta

🇷🇺Russian

болтовня

быстрая и невнятная речь

India

🇮🇳Hindi

बड़बोलापन

तेज़ और अस्पष्ट भाषण

🇧🇩Bengali

জ্যাবারিং

দ্রুত এবং অস্পষ্ট বক্তৃতা

🇮🇳Tamil

சலசலப்பு

விரைவான மற்றும் தெளிவற்ற பேச்சு

🇮🇳Telugu

జబ్బరింగ్

వేగవంతమైన మరియు అస్పష్టమైన ప్రసంగం

🇮🇳Marathi

जब्बरिंग

वेगवान आणि अस्पष्ट भाषण

🇮🇳Gujarati

જબરિંગ

ઝડપી અને અસ્પષ્ટ ભાષણ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಜಬ್ಬರಿಂಗ್

ತ್ವರಿತ ಮತ್ತು ಅಸ್ಪಷ್ಟ ಮಾತು

🇮🇳Malayalam

ജബ്ബറിംഗ്

വേഗമേറിയതും അവ്യക്തവുമായ സംസാരം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਜਾਬਰ ਕਰਨਾ

ਤੇਜ਼ ਅਤੇ ਅਸਪਸ਼ਟ ਭਾਸ਼ਣ

🇵🇰Urdu

جابرنگ

تیز اور غیر واضح تقریر

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

喋喋不休

言语快速且含糊不清

🇯🇵Japanese

ジャバジャバ言う

早口で不明瞭な話し方

🇰🇷Korean

재잘거리는 소리

빠르고 불분명한 말투

🇻🇳Vietnamese

nói huyên thuyên

lời nói nhanh và không rõ ràng

🇹🇭Thai

พูดพล่อยๆ

คำพูดที่รวดเร็วและไม่ชัดเจน

🇮🇩Indonesian

mengoceh

ucapan yang cepat dan tidak jelas

🇵🇭Filipino

daldal

mabilis at hindi malinaw na pananalita

🇲🇾Malay

merepek

pertuturan yang cepat dan tidak jelas

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

الثرثرة

الكلام السريع وغير الواضح

🇮🇷Persian

پرخاشگری

گفتار سریع و نامشخص

🇹🇷Turkish

gevezelik

hızlı ve belirsiz konuşma

🇮🇱Hebrew

קשקוש

דיבור מהיר ולא ברור

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