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noun

Definition of blabbernext
1
as in chatterer
a person who talks constantly a blabber who always wastes my time with drivel

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2
as in babble
unintelligible or meaningless talk the parents were delighted by their toddler's blabber and encouraged her to learn real words

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blabber

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verb

as in to blather

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for blabber
  1. blather
  2. magpie
  3. prattle
  4. nonsense
  5. babble
  6. jabber
  7. gab
  8. chatter
Verb
  • In other words, to blather on about how unremarkable iPhone 16 is compared to the one immediately preceding it completely misses the forest for the trees.
    Steven Aquino, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024
  • But who needs to blather on when there is a brisk 90-minute set of lush ‘70s and ‘80s classics to administer?
    Melissa Ruggieri, USA TODAY, 27 Sep. 2024
Definition of blather
Noun
  • The delightful British voice cast includes Richard E. Grant as a slightly wild magpie and Gillian Anderson as a terrifying cat with a showstopping musical number.
    EW.com, EW.com, 20 Dec. 2024
  • The structure of the book invites readers to embrace their inner magpie, hopping from one shiny piece of knowledge to another.
    Jessica Dupuy, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024
Definition of magpie
Noun
  • She was getting winded on our walk, and her prattle was broken up by heavy breaths.
    Joshua Cohen, The New Yorker, 13 Oct. 2024
  • The larcenous prattle is, in this sense, a typically Wiig-ian set piece: sunny, strained and flailing for dignity.
    Lili Loofbourow, Washington Post, 20 Mar. 2024
Definition of prattle
Noun
  • Maybe after so many years of comic-book nonsense meticulously scrutinized by online nerds, Dylanheads are just eager to have their day in the sun.
    Jordan Hoffman, The Hollywood Reporter, 30 Dec. 2024
  • The script was co-written by the director and Zack Kahn (who also came up with its story) and delivers a grab-bag of earnestly upsetting horror vignettes alongside wacky Christmas nonsense that can fall spectacularly flat.
    Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 27 Dec. 2024
Definition of nonsense
Verb
  • Our son was babbling at first, then suddenly started laughing uncontrollably, totally fixated on something above his crib.
    Stephan Pechdimaldji, Newsweek, 15 Dec. 2024
  • And the talking petunias who babble away incessantly are undoubtedly my nieces and nephews.
    Remy Blumenfeld, The Hollywood Reporter, 23 Nov. 2024
Definition of babble
Noun
  • Worse, such jabber crowds out essential coverage of genuine threats to democracy and the visions of the two parties.
    Jennifer Rubin, Washington Post, 16 July 2024
  • Jacobs-Jenkins renders him as a wry, friendly figure who occasionally takes over the bodies of the other characters to explain what is happening beneath their jabber.
    Jesse Green, New York Times, 5 June 2023
Definition of jabber
Verb
  • Ahead of the audiobook’s May 7 release, and a promotional tour that Wilson admitted is poised to put their love of chat to the ultimate test, the authors spoke to The Hollywood Reporter about all things gab.
    Seija Rankin, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019
  • Trump’s tendency to gab meant that minimizing his time on the witness stand was a no-brainer.
    John Cassidy, The New Yorker, 12 Dec. 2023
Definition of gab
Noun
  • Hong Kong and Mainland China grinded higher, led by growth stocks and consumer subsectors on chatter of holiday season vouchers and in anticipation of the post-CEWC release’s pro-consumption and fiscal policy expansion.
    Brendan Ahern, Forbes, 12 Dec. 2024
  • The chatter began as soon as Trump first announced that Vance would join him on the Republican presidential ticket.
    Jeremiah Poff, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 10 Dec. 2024
Definition of chatter
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