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"babbler", "blabber", "blabbermouth", "blowhard", "cackler", "chatterbox", "chatterer", "conversationalist", "gabbler", "gasbag", "jay", "magpie", "motormouth", "prattler", "talker", "windbag" ], "near synonyms":[ "gossip", "gossiper", "talebearer", "tattler", "tattletale", "blatherer", "blatherskite", "converser", "discourser" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "jabber":{ "unintelligible or meaningless talk":{ "examples":[ "to me the baby's speech was simply jabber , but his mother claimed to know exactly what he was saying" ], "synonyms":[ "abracadabra", "babble", "blabber", "burble", "double Dutch", "double-talk", "drivel", "gabble", "gibber", "gibberish", "jabberwocky", "mumbo jumbo", "nonsense", "prattle", "slobber" ], "near synonyms":[ "blah", "blah-blah", "hocus-pocus", "hokeypokey", "twaddle", "chatter", "gab", "patter", "prate", "tattle", "twitter", "cackle", "clack", "clatter" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to engage in casual or rambling 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"chatters", "drivels", "drools", "gabbles", "gibbers", "prattles", "sputters" ], "near synonyms":[ "blabbers", "blathers", "bleats", "blithers", "gabs", "jangles", "jaws", "patters", "prates", "rattles", "runs on", "smatters", "tittle-tattles", "trolls", "yaks", "yacks", "chunters", "maunders", "mouths", "mumbles", "murmurs", "mutters", "stammers", "stutters", "screeches", "shouts", "shrieks" ], "near antonyms":[ "articulates", "enunciates", "pronounces" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "jabbered":{ "to engage in casual or rambling conversation":{ "examples":[ "please do not jabber during the rabbi's sermon" ], "synonyms":[ "babbled", "blabbed", "cackled", "chaffered", "chatted", "chattered", "chinned", "conversed", "gabbed", "gabbled", "gassed", "jawed", "kibitzed", "kibbitzed", "nattered", "palavered", "pattered", "prated", "prattled", "ran on", "rapped", "rattled", "schmoozed", "shmoozed", "talked", "twittered", "visited" ], "near synonyms":[ "gossiped", "tattled", 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"drivel", "driveling", "drivelling", "gabble", "gabbling", "jabber", "maundering", "prattle", "prattling", "rambling", "rumor", "undertone", "whisper", "grunt", "grunting", "mumble", "murmur", "murmuring", "mutter", "muttering" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to engage in casual or rambling conversation":{ "examples":[ "please do not jabber during the rabbi's sermon" ], "synonyms":[ "babbling", "blabbing", "cackling", "chaffering", "chattering", "chatting", "chinning", "conversing", "gabbing", "gabbling", "gassing", "jawing", "kibitzing", "kibbitzing", "nattering", "palavering", "pattering", "prating", "prattling", "rapping", "rattling", "running on", "schmoozing", "shmoozing", "talking", "twittering", "visiting" ], "near synonyms":[ "gossiping", "tattling", "descanting", "discussing", "expatiating", "yakking", "yacking", "yammering", "yapping" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to speak rapidly, inarticulately, and usually unintelligibly":{ "examples":[ "monkeys jabbering at each other in their cages" ], "synonyms":[ "babbling", "bumbling", "chattering", "chatting", "driveling", "drivelling", "drooling", "gabbling", "gibbering", "prattling", "sputtering" ], "near synonyms":[ "blabbering", "blathering", "bleating", "blithering", "gabbing", "jangling", "jawing", "pattering", "prating", "rattling", "running on", "smattering", "tittle-tattling", "trolling", "yakking", "yacking", "chuntering", "maundering", "mouthing", "mumbling", "murmuring", "muttering", "stammering", "stuttering", "screeching", "shouting", "shrieking" ], "near antonyms":[ "articulating", "enunciating", "pronouncing" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "jabberers":{ "a person who talks constantly":{ "examples":[ "the sort of office jabberer who has an opinion on everything" ], "synonyms":[ "babblers", "blabbermouths", "blabbers", "blowhards", "cacklers", "chatterboxes", "chatterers", "conversationalists", "gabblers", "gasbags", "jays", "magpies", "motormouths", "prattlers", "talkers", "windbags" ], "near synonyms":[ "gossipers", "gossips", "talebearers", "tattlers", "tattletales", "blatherers", "blatherskites", "conversers", "discoursers" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "jabberwocky":{ "unintelligible or meaningless talk":{ "examples":[ "when he gets angry, he talks in a sort of agitated jabberwocky that is really quite comical" ], "synonyms":[ "abracadabra", "babble", "blabber", "burble", "double Dutch", "double-talk", "drivel", "gabble", "gibber", "gibberish", "jabber", "mumbo jumbo", "nonsense", "prattle", "slobber" ], "near synonyms":[ "blah", "blah-blah", "hocus-pocus", "hokeypokey", "twaddle", "chatter", "gab", "patter", "prate", "tattle", "twitter", "cackle", "clack", "clatter" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] } }