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jabber

verb
  1. To talk rapidly, incoherently, or indistinctly: babble, blather, chatter, gabble, gibber, prate, prattle. See words
  2. To talk volubly, persistently, and usually inconsequentially: babble, blabber, chatter, chitchat, clack, palaver, prate, prattle, rattle (on), run on. Informal: go on, spiel. Slang: gab, gas, jaw, yak. Idioms: run off at the mouth, shoot the breeze (or bull). See words
noun
  1. Unintelligible or foolish talk: babble, blather, blatherskite, double talk, gabble, gibberish, jabberwocky, jargon, nonsense, prate, prattle, twaddle. See words
  2. Incessant and usually inconsequential talk: babble, blab, blabber, chat, chatter, chitchat, palaver, prate, prattle, small talk. Slang: gab, gas, yak. See words

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