/'dʒɪbə(r); `dʒɪbɚ/
v [I, Ipr, Ip] ~ (away/on) (about sth/at sb)
(a) (of a monkey or a frightened person) talk quickly or make meaningless sounds （指猴子或受惊吓的人）快速地说或发出无意义的声音
*monkeys gibbering at one another in the tree-tops 在树梢上叽哩咕噜乱叫的猴子
* He cowered in the corner, gibbering with terror. 他蜷缩在角落里, 吓得喃喃自语.
(b) (derog 贬) talk a lot without seeming to say anything important 说得多而无什意义; 瞎扯
*What's he gibbering away about? 他在胡扯些什么?
* a gibbering idiot 胡言乱语的白痴.

v [I]
[Date: 1600-1700; Origin: From the sound]
to speak quickly in a way that is difficult to understand, especially because you are very frightened or shocked
→jabbergibber with
　'It was her,' said Ruth, gibbering with fear.
>gibberingadjBrE
　a gibbering wreck (=someone who is very shocked or frightened)