jabbering

Rapid meaningless talk

Jabbering is rapid, excited, or incoherent talk—speech that comes too fast or garbled to follow easily.

The word suggests meaningless chatter or babble: The monkeys were jabbering in the trees.

Someone might be jabbering nervously, or you might dismiss talk you find pointless: What are they jabbering about now?

babble

prattle

Trivial, prolonged speech

  • gabbleRapid, muddled talk
  • blatherFoolish, pointless chatter
  • rambleMove or speak without direction

blabber · yammer · natter · burble · maunder · patter · drivel · twaddle · gibber · splutter

talkative

garrulous

Tediously long-winded

verbose · effusive · glib · mouthy · gossipy · motormouth · windbag · blatherskite · gabby · wordy

nonsense

gibberish

Unintelligible speech or writing

balderdash · drivel · twaddle · hogwash · poppycock · claptrap · piffle · codswallop · bunk · rubbish

noisy

clamorous

Loudly insistent or demanding

din · racket · boisterous · vociferous · strident · shrill · earsplitting · discordant · tumultuous · uproarious

incessant

nonstop

Without pause or break

interminable · constant · perpetual · endless · tiresome · droning · monotonous · uninterrupted · continuous · persistent

Categories
Opposites
SPEECH vs. SILENCE

jabberingsilent

Producing no sound

quiet · mute · speechless · hushed · soundless

INCOHERENCE vs. CLARITY

jabberingarticulate

Express clearly, or well-spoken

eloquent · coherent · clear · lucid · well-spoken

EXCESSIVE SPEECH vs. MEASURED SPEECH

jabberingterse

Brief to bluntness

laconic · succinct · brief · concise · reticent

Family

jabberings

Familiarity
Top 100,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Everyday, not technical · Rated G