jabbers
Talks rapid nonsense
Jabbers is the third-person singular of jab, meaning to poke or thrust quickly: She jabbers him in the ribs to get his attention.
More commonly, jabbers is a form of jabber—to talk rapidly and unintelligibly: He jabbers on about nothing, The radio jabbers in the background.
Incoherent speech
- prattleTrivial, prolonged speech
- gabbleRapid, muddled talk
- blabberRamble without substance
- natterLight, aimless conversation
yammer · yak · blather · chitchat · gossip · tittle-tattle · chinwag · small talk
Unintelligible speech or writing
- drivelSenseless, silly talk
- babbleIncoherent speech
- blatherFoolish, pointless chatter
- twaddleTrivial, foolish talk
balderdash · hogwash · poppycock · gobbledygook · claptrap · bunkum · piffle · codswallop
In swift succession
- quickfireFast and continuous
- fast-talkPersuade through rapid deception
- blurtSpeak suddenly, thoughtlessly
- sputterEmit irregular popping sounds
splutter · breathless · staccato · machine-gun · nonstop · mile-a-minute · rattling · torrential
babble
Incoherent speech
natter · yammer · yak · blather · chitchat · gossip · tittle-tattle · chinwag · small talk · schmooze
gibberish
Unintelligible speech or writing
twaddle · balderdash · hogwash · poppycock · gobbledygook · claptrap · bunkum · piffle · codswallop · tommyrot
rapid-fire
In swift succession
- quickfireFast and continuous
- fast-talkPersuade through rapid deception
- blurtSpeak suddenly, thoughtlessly
sputter · splutter · breathless · staccato · machine-gun · nonstop · mile-a-minute · rattling · torrential · frantic
jabbersarticulates
Expresses in words
enunciates · deliberates · drawls · pontificates · orates
- jibber jabberIncoherent, pointless speech
jabber, jabberwocky, jabbering, jabbered, jabberer, jabberers, jabberings