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jibbering

jibbering is the present participle and gerund of jibber.

jibbering is the alternative spelling of gibbering.

Meaning of jibber

Noun

jibber (plural jibbers)

  1. A horse that jibs, i.e. refuses, stops short.

Meaning of gibbering

Adjective

gibbering (comparative more gibbering, superlative most gibbering)

  1. Prone to meaningless vocalization, especially excited and confused utterances, like a beast or monster.

See all 2 meanings of gibbering

Forms of jibbering

Adjective
comparativemore jibbering
superlativemost jibbering
Noun
pluraljibberings

Questions about jibbering

What is jibbering the present participle and gerund of?
Jibbering is the present participle and gerund of jibber.

Words near jibbering in the dictionary

  1. jibber-jabber
  2. jibber-jabbered
  3. jibber-jabbering
  4. jibber-jabbers
  5. jibbered
  6. jibbering
  7. jibberings
  8. jibberish
  9. jibbers
  10. jibbing
  11. jibbing out

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Adapted from Wiktionary: jibbering (page history and authors); jibber (page history and authors); gibbering (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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