- gibber
- intransitive verb (gibbered; gibbering) Etymology: imitative Date: 1604 to speak rapidly, inarticulately, and often foolishly • gibber noun
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GIBBER — ex Hebr. Gap desc: Hebrew, quod cognationem habet cum Hebr. Gap desc: Hebrew et Gap desc: Hebrew, unde Gr. κῦφος et ὕβος, quid proprie, ex vet. dicto liquet. In dorso gibbus, in pectore gibber Unde gibber, istiusmodi pectoris tumore deformis.… … Hofmann J. Lexicon universale
Gibber — Gib ber (j[i^]b b[ e]r), n. [From {Gib} to balk.] A balky horse. Youatt. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
gibber — gib ber (g[i^]b b[ e]r), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {gibbered} (g[i^]b b[ e]rd); p. pr. & vb. n. {gibbering}.] [Akin to jabber, and gabble.] To speak rapidly and inarticulately. Shak. Syn: jabber. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Gibber — (Gibbus, lat.), Buckel, s. Rückgrathskrümmung. Gibbĕra acies, bei den Römern eine Stellung des Heeres, wenn die Flügel sich zurückzogen, daß das Centrum vorstand … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
gibber — (v.) c.1600, probably a back formation from GIBBERISH (Cf. gibberish). Related: Gibbered; gibbering … Etymology dictionary
gibber — vb prate, chatter, *chat, gab, patter, prattle, babble, gabble, jabber … New Dictionary of Synonyms
gibber — gibber, gibberish are pronounced jib ǝ … Modern English usage
gibber — ► VERB ▪ speak rapidly and unintelligibly, typically through fear or shock. DERIVATIVES gibbering adjective. ORIGIN imitative … English terms dictionary
gibber — [jib′ər] vi., vt. [echoic] to speak or utter rapidly and incoherently; chatter unintelligibly n. unintelligible chatter; gibberish … English World dictionary
gibber — UK [ˈdʒɪbə(r)] / US [ˈdʒɪbər] verb [intransitive/transitive] Word forms gibber : present tense I/you/we/they gibber he/she/it gibbers present participle gibbering past tense gibbered past participle gibbered to speak in a way that is hard to… … English dictionary
gibber — I. /ˈdʒɪbə / (say jibuh) verb (i) 1. to speak inarticulately; chatter. –noun 2. gibbering utterance. {? frequentative of obsolete gib (verb) caterwaul, behave like a cat; sense development and pronunciation influenced by association with jabber}… …
