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gibber
[ jib-er, gib- ]
verb (used without object)
- to speak inarticulately or meaninglessly.
- to speak foolishly; chatter.
noun
- gibbering utterance.
gibber
1/ ˈɡɪbə /
noun
- a stone or boulder
- modifier of or relating to a dry flat area of land covered with wind-polished stones
gibber plains
gibber
2/ ˈdʒɪbə /
verb
- to utter rapidly and unintelligibly; prattle
- intr (of monkeys and related animals) to make characteristic chattering sounds
noun
- a less common word for gibberish
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of gibber1
C19: from a native Australian language
Origin of gibber2
C17: of imitative origin
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Example Sentences
Whether gibber comes from geber, as Dr Johnson contends, must remain in doubt.
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Gibberish is no doubt derived from gibber, and it means idle nonsense.
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See those things that ape our species dance and gibber round the famishing, hunted wretch.
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Never a word they said, never a sound from the mouths that seemed to gibber.
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If it had not been for the generous supply of "days off" that the Skipper allowed us, we should by February have begun to gibber.
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