jabber away
phrasal verb.phrasal verb. to talk quickly and for a long time, often about things that are not important or are hard to understand.
phrasal verb. to speak rapidly, incoherently, or incessantly; the particle 'away' functions as a continuative aspect marker indicating prolonged or enthusiastic action.
The two friends sat in the corner and jabbered away all afternoon.
I couldn't understand a word they were saying as they jabbered away in a dialect I hadn't heard before.
While the professor jabbered away about obscure historical dates, most of the students found their attention drifting toward the sunny courtyard outside.
usually describes a person talking in an excited, fast, or slightly annoying way.
focus on the particle 'away' as a marker of continuous, energetic action, similar to 'work away' or 'chat away'.
He jabbered away the secret.He jabbered away about the secret.this phrasal verb is intransitive; you cannot 'jabber away' an object, you must use a preposition like 'about'.
Last updated April 24, 2026