Gibber (Verb)
Meaning 1
Chatter inarticulately; of monkeys.
Classification
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing.
Examples
- The monkey started to gibber excitedly, making high-pitched sounds and jumping from branch to branch.
- As the old man spoke, his words became increasingly nonsensical and he began to gibber to the confused listeners.
- In the primate enclosure, the excited monkeys began to gibber loudly, trying to attract the attention of the zoo visitors.
- The tour guide reassured the nervous travelers that the chattering monkeys would not harm them as they continued to gibber in the trees.
- Babbling unintelligibly, the inebriated man started to gibber wildly, drawing strange looks from the surrounding crowd.
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Meaning 2
Speak (about unimportant matters) rapidly and incessantly.
Classification
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing.
Examples
- She began to gibber on about her favorite TV show and wouldn't let anyone else get a word in edgewise.
- He's always gibbering about something inconsequential, and I've learned to tune him out.
- After a few drinks, she started to gibber about her job and her coworkers.
- My aunt has a tendency to gibber away when she's nervous, making it hard to understand what she's saying.
- The chatty passenger spent the entire flight gibbering to the person sitting next to her about her travel plans.