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gibber

/ˈdʒɪbə/

/ˈdʒɪbɚ/

Translations

gibberverb

gibbered

Past Simple

gibbered

Past Participle

gibbering

Gerund

/ˈdʒɪbə/

/ˈdʒɪbɚ/

bredouillerEn parlant vite et de manière peu intelligible, notamment sous l’effet de la peur ou du choc.

After the accident, he could only gibber incoherently about what had happened.

Après l’accident, il ne pouvait que bredouiller de façon incohérente ce qui s’était passé.

Additional translations

baragouinerPlus familier ; parler de façon confuse ou incompréhensible.

Synonyms

talk nonsense

gibbernoun

gibbers

/ˈdʒɪbə/

/ˈdʒɪbɚ/

regGéographie ; pavement désertique de pierres roulées, surtout en Australie.

Driving across the vast stretches of gibber proved slow and uncomfortable.

Traverser les vastes étendues de reg s’est révélé lent et inconfortable.

caillouTerme général ; pour un petit caillou arrondi.

The desert surface was covered with countless gibbers that glittered under the sun.

La surface du désert était couverte d’innombrables cailloux qui scintillaient sous le soleil.

Synonyms

gibberadjective

Used attributively to describe terrain composed of pebbles, e.g., "gibber plain".

caillouteuxDécrit un terrain couvert de cailloux ; surtout en contexte australien.

Their route took them over harsh, gibber country.

Leur route les a conduits à travers un pays caillouteux et hostile.

Definitions

gibberverb

To speak rapidly and unintelligibly, typically through fear or shock.

After the accident, he could only gibber incoherently about what had happened.

gibbernoun

A stone or pebble, especially one of the rounded stones that cover the arid plains of Australia.

The desert surface was covered with countless gibbers that glittered under the sun.

The stony desert pavement formed by such pebbles (usually uncountable).

Driving across the vast stretches of gibber proved slow and uncomfortable.

gibberadjective

Composed of or characterized by stony pebbles (chiefly Australian).

Their route took them over harsh, gibber country.