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yabber
yabber [ yábbər ]


transitive and intransitive verb  (3rd person present singular yabbers, present participle yabbering, past and past participle yabbered)
Definition:
 
talk very fast: to talk a lot or say something rapidly, often so that it is incomprehensible


noun 
Definition:
 
rapid speech: rapid speech that is often incomprehensible
[Mid-19th century. < an Aboriginal language]
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