yab·ber (yăb′ər) Australian n. Rapid or casual talk; chatter.
intr.v. yab·bered ,
yab·ber·ing ,
yab·bers To talk or converse rapidly or casually.
[From Australian pidgin, probably from a source in the Pama-Nyungan languages of southeast Australia such as Wiradhuri
ya- ,
to talk (perhaps influenced by English
jabber ).]
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yabber (ˈjæbə ) vb (intr ) to talk or jabber
[C19: from a native Australian language yabba talk, probably influenced by jabber]
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014
jab•ber (ˈdʒæb ər) v.i., v.t. 1. to speak rapidly, indistinctly, or nonsensically; chatter.
n. 2. rapid, or nonsensical talk.
[1490–1500; appar. imitative]
jab′ber•er, n.
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yabber Past participle: yabberredGerund: yabberringImperative Present Preterite Present Continuous Present Perfect Past Continuous Past Perfect Future Future Perfect Future Continuous Present Perfect Continuous Future Perfect Continuous Past Perfect Continuous Conditional Past Conditional Present I yabber you yabber he/she/it yabbers we yabber you yabber they yabber
Preterite I yabberred you yabberred he/she/it yabberred we yabberred you yabberred they yabberred
Present Continuous I am yabberring you are yabberring he/she/it is yabberring we are yabberring you are yabberring they are yabberring
Present Perfect I have yabberred you have yabberred he/she/it has yabberred we have yabberred you have yabberred they have yabberred
Past Continuous I was yabberring you were yabberring he/she/it was yabberring we were yabberring you were yabberring they were yabberring
Past Perfect I had yabberred you had yabberred he/she/it had yabberred we had yabberred you had yabberred they had yabberred
Future I will yabber you will yabber he/she/it will yabber we will yabber you will yabber they will yabber
Future Perfect I will have yabberred you will have yabberred he/she/it will have yabberred we will have yabberred you will have yabberred they will have yabberred
Future Continuous I will be yabberring you will be yabberring he/she/it will be yabberring we will be yabberring you will be yabberring they will be yabberring
Present Perfect Continuous I have been yabberring you have been yabberring he/she/it has been yabberring we have been yabberring you have been yabberring they have been yabberring
Future Perfect Continuous I will have been yabberring you will have been yabberring he/she/it will have been yabberring we will have been yabberring you will have been yabberring they will have been yabberring
Past Perfect Continuous I had been yabberring you had been yabberring he/she/it had been yabberring we had been yabberring you had been yabberring they had been yabberring
Conditional I would yabber you would yabber he/she/it would yabber we would yabber you would yabber they would yabber
Past Conditional I would have yabberred you would have yabberred he/she/it would have yabberred we would have yabberred you would have yabberred they would have yabberred
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