yabbering
Going on endlessly
Yabbering is talking rapidly and often aimlessly, with a sense of chatter that borders on noise.
It suggests speech that's excessive or hard to follow: I couldn't concentrate with everyone yabbering away.
The word carries a mildly dismissive tone, implying the talk isn't worth attending to.
Incoherent speech
- prattleTrivial, prolonged speech
- blatherFoolish, pointless chatter
- jabberTalk rapidly, incoherently
- gabbleRapid, muddled talk
natter · chitchat · gab · yammer · blabber · patter · ramble · waffle
Continuing without pause
- unendingLacking any terminus
- ceaselessWithout interruption or end
- constantFixed, unvarying quantity
- nonstopWithout pause or break
endless · interminable · tireless · persistent · continuous · unrelenting · droning · monotonous
Senseless, silly talk
- twaddleTrivial, foolish talk
- gibberishUnintelligible speech or writing
- balderdashSenseless talk or writing
- hogwashFoolish or untrue talk
rubbish · piffle · claptrap · codswallop · bunkum · tripe · hot air · gobbledygook
Crossed bars or harsh
- irritatingCausing mild frustration
- tiresomeCausing boredom or annoyance
- wearisomeCausing fatigue through monotony
- exasperatingIntensely irritating
nagging · obnoxious · loud · clamorous · strident · bothersome · aggravating · disruptive
Unconfirmed circulating story
- whisperSpeech without full voice
- tittle-tattleTrivial, idle chatter
- hearsayUnverified secondhand information
- backbitingSpiteful talk about others
buzz · blab · scuttlebutt · dirt · spill · tattle · eavesdrop · scandalmonger
babble
Incoherent speech
gabble · natter · chitchat · gab · yammer · blabber · patter · ramble · waffle · maunder
relentless
Continuing without pause
nonstop · endless · interminable · tireless · persistent · continuous · unrelenting · droning · monotonous · repetitive
drivel
Senseless, silly talk
- twaddleTrivial, foolish talk
- gibberishUnintelligible speech or writing
- balderdashSenseless talk or writing
hogwash · rubbish · piffle · claptrap · codswallop · bunkum · tripe · hot air · gobbledygook · blatherskite
grating
Crossed bars or harsh
- irritatingCausing mild frustration
- tiresomeCausing boredom or annoyance
- wearisomeCausing fatigue through monotony
exasperating · nagging · obnoxious · loud · clamorous · strident · bothersome · aggravating · disruptive · pesky
rumor
Unconfirmed circulating story
- whisperSpeech without full voice
- tittle-tattleTrivial, idle chatter
- hearsayUnverified secondhand information
backbiting · buzz · blab · scuttlebutt · dirt · spill · tattle · eavesdrop · scandalmonger · busybody
yabberingsilence
Total lack of sound
quiet · muteness · speechlessness · shutting up · stillness
yabberinglistening
Attending to sound
attending · heeding · paying attention · active listening · absorbing