Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

gibber

/ˈd͡ʒɪbə(ɹ)/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.75 in modern English

Syllables: gib-ber
IPA: /ˈd͡ʒɪbə(ɹ)/

11

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Gibberish, unintelligible speech.

Countable; Uncountable

verb

To jabber, talk rapidly and unintelligibly or incoherently.

noun

A stone or rock, of chalcedony or similar mineral, found strewn over arid regions of inland Australia; a gibber stone.

Australian usage

noun

Any small rock or stone, especially one used for throwing.

Australian usage; Colloquial

noun

A large boulder or rocky outcrop; also, an overhanging rock formation.

Australian usage; Obsolete

noun

Example Sentences

"A little ere the mightiest Julius fell, / The graves stood tenantless and the sheeted dead / Did squeak and gibber in the Roman streets – […]"
"“Well, all I can say is that if yer don't take yer dial outer the road I'll bloomin' well take an' bounce a gibber off yer crust.”"
"1831-1850, William Youatt, On the Structure and the Diseases of the Horse A hasty and passionate breaker will often make a really goodtempered young horse an inveterate gibber"

Etymology

Uncertain; usually regarded as a back-formation from gibberish (see gibberish for more).

Word Breakdown

Root: giba

Usage

Inflected Forms

gibbers (plural) gibbers (present, singular) gibbering (participle, present) gibbered (participle, past) gibbered (past)

Derived Forms

agibber gibberer gibberish gibbersome gibberbird

Phrases

gibber plain gibber stone desert pavement

Frequently Paired Words

reg desert pavement

Synonyms

gibberish chatter piffle palaver prate tittle-tattle twaddle clack maunder prattle blab tattle

Homonyms

jibber

Rhymes With

dibber libber

Questions

How do you pronounce gibber?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈd͡ʒɪbə(ɹ)/.
What does gibber mean?: Gibberish, unintelligible speech.
Where does gibber come from?: Uncertain; usually regarded as a back-formation from gibberish (see gibberish for more).

How to pronounce gibber

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