jabber

I

(New American Roget's College Thesaurus)

n. gibberish, babble, blather, nonsense, jabberwocky; prattle, talk, gossip, chatter. —v. i. talk, rattle on, prattle, chatter, gibber, gabble. See unmeaningness.

II

(Roget's IV) v.

Syn. gibber, chatter, rattle; see babble , cry 3 , sound 1 , talk 1 .

III

(Roget's 3 Superthesaurus) v.

chatter, gibber, prattle, babble, *run off at the mouth, yak, prate, palaver.

IV

(Roget's Thesaurus II) I verb 1. To talk rapidly, incoherently, or indistinctly: babble, blather, chatter, gabble, gibber, prate, prattle. See WORDS. 2. To talk volubly, persistently, and usually inconsequentially: babble, blabber, chatter, chitchat, clack, palaver, prate, prattle, rattle (on), run on. Informal: go on, spiel. Slang: gab, gas, jaw, yak. Idioms: run off at the mouth, shoot the breeze (or bull). See WORDS. II noun 1. Unintelligible or foolish talk: babble, blather, blatherskite, double talk, gabble, gibberish, jabberwocky, jargon, nonsense, prate, prattle, twaddle. See WORDS. 2. Incessant and usually inconsequential talk: babble, blab, blabber, chat, chatter, chitchat, palaver, prate, prattle, small talk. Slang: gab, gas, yak. See WORDS.