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/

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(+ speech) to speak quickly in a way that is difficult to understand, often because of fear（常因害怕而）急促不清地说，语无伦次地说
- He cowered in the corner, gibbering with terror.他蜷缩在角落里，吓得语无伦次。🔊🔊
- By this time I was a gibbering wreck.到这时我已是话也说不清的废人了。🔊🔊
Topics Feelingsc2
Word Originearly 17th cent.: imitative.