gibber
verb/ˈdʒɪbə(r)/
/ˈdʒɪbər/
[intransitive, transitive]Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they gibber | /ˈdʒɪbə(r)/ /ˈdʒɪbər/ |
| he / she / it gibbers | /ˈdʒɪbəz/ /ˈdʒɪbərz/ |
| past simple gibbered | /ˈdʒɪbəd/ /ˈdʒɪbərd/ |
| past participle gibbered | /ˈdʒɪbəd/ /ˈdʒɪbərd/ |
| -ing form gibbering | /ˈdʒɪbərɪŋ/ /ˈdʒɪbərɪŋ/ |
- (+ speech) to speak quickly in a way that is difficult to understand, often because of fear
- He cowered in the corner, gibbering with terror.
- By this time I was a gibbering wreck.
Word Originearly 17th cent.: imitative.Definitions on the go
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