gibber

UK
/ˈdʒɪbə/
US
/ˈdʒɪbɚ/

Translations

gibberverb
gibbered
Past Simple
gibbered
Past Participle
gibbering
Gerund
UK
/ˈdʒɪbə/
US
/ˈdʒɪbɚ/
He started to gibber when he saw the ghost.
Он начал тараторить, когда увидел привидение.
She was so nervous that she could only gibber.
Она была так нервна, что могла только бормотать.
Additional translations
gibbernoun
gibbers
pl
UK
/ˈdʒɪbə/
US
/ˈdʒɪbɚ/
The beach was covered in gibber.
Пляж был покрыт галькой.
gibberadjective
Used attributively to describe terrain composed of pebbles, e.g., "gibber plain".

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.