Definitions
- Describing someone who talks excessively and incoherently. - Referring to a person who is chattering away without any clear purpose or direction. - Talking about someone who is rambling on and on without giving others a chance to speak.
- Describing someone who talks rapidly and unintelligibly. - Referring to a person who is speaking quickly and without much thought. - Talking about someone who is making meaningless sounds or noises.
List of Similarities
- 1Both words describe excessive talking.
- 2Both words suggest a lack of clarity or coherence in speech.
- 3Both words can be used to describe someone who is annoying or frustrating to listen to.
What is the difference?
- 1Pace: Yabbering suggests a slower pace of speech, while jabbering implies a faster pace.
- 2Clarity: Yabbering implies that the speaker is not making sense, while jabbering suggests that the speaker is speaking too quickly to be understood.
- 3Purpose: Yabbering suggests that the speaker is talking without any clear purpose, while jabbering may imply that the speaker is excited or nervous.
- 4Connotation: Yabbering has a negative connotation and is often used to criticize someone's speech, while jabbering can be used in a more neutral or even positive way to describe someone who is enthusiastic or energetic.
Remember this!
Yabbering and jabbering are both words that describe excessive talking, but they have some differences in meaning. Yabbering suggests a slower pace of speech and a lack of clarity or coherence, while jabbering implies a faster pace and may suggest excitement or nervousness. Yabbering has a negative connotation and is more commonly used in British English, while jabbering can be used in a more neutral or even positive way and is more common in American English.
