ər, ˈgɪb- verb (used without object)
1.
to speak inarticulately or meaninglessly.
2.
to speak foolishly; chatter.
noun
3.
gibbering utterance.
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gibber1 (ˈdʒɪbə) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —vb | |
| 1. | to utter rapidly and unintelligibly; prattle |
| 2. | (intr) (of monkeys and related animals) to make characteristic chattering sounds |
| —n | |
| 3. | a less common word for gibberish |
| [C17: of imitative origin] | |
| gibber2 (ˈɡɪbə) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | a stone or boulder |
| 2. | (modifier) of or relating to a dry flat area of land covered with wind-polished stones: gibber plains |
| [C19: from a native Australian language] | |
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gibber
rock- and pebble-littered area of arid or semi-arid country in Australia. The rocks are generally angular fragments formed from broken up duricrust, usually silcrete, a hardened crust of soil cemented by silica (SiO2). The gravel cover may be only one rock fragment deep, or it may consist of several layers buried in fine-grained material that is thought to have been blown in. A gibber is generally considered a result of mechanical weathering because silica is almost inert to chemical weathering.
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