Gibber: meaning, definitions and examples

To speak quickly and incoherently, often out of fear or confusion.

• He began to gibber in panic as the spider crawled up his leg.
• She gibbered something unintelligible when she saw the car crash.

Speech or writing that is meaningless or hard to understand. Often used to describe something that does not make sense at all.

• The instructions were just a bunch of technical gibberish to me.
• When she woke up from the anesthesia, she was talking in gibberish.

To speak rapidly and continuously in an excited, foolish, or incomprehensible way. Often used for children's speech or when someone is overly excited.

• The toddler began to babble when he saw his favorite toy.
• After the concert, she babbled about how amazing the performance was.

To speak or write nonsense. This term has a negative connotation, suggesting that the speech or writing is trivial or foolish.

• His conversation was full of drivel that bored everyone around.
• I can't believe I wasted my time reading that drivel.

Used to describe speech that is incomprehensible and rapid, often showing fear or nervousness.

• After watching the horror movie, he started to gibber about ghosts and shadows

Refers to continuous, excited, or confused speech that is often difficult to understand. Can also describe the way babies speak.

• The toddler began to babble happily, even though his words made no sense

Describes rapid and excited speech that is difficult to understand. Usually used informally.

• He was so nervous before the presentation that he started to jabber, and nobody could follow his points

Refers to talk at length in a foolish or inconsequential way, often used to describe conversations that lack substance.

• She tends to prattle on about her cats for hours