gibbering

Example Sentences

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“Wash your hands, wash your hands” the prime minister kept gibbering last night.

From The Guardian • May 26, 2020

Being a good host doesn’t mean you have to spend two hours gibbering in horror, being glared at by innocent people just trying to enjoy a nice meal.

From Slate • Mar. 9, 2020

Hermes leads them, gibbering like bats, past various underworld landmarks, the white rock of Leukas, etc., and on their way they pass the δῆμον ὀνείρων, which Homer leaves undescribed and unexplained.

From The New Yorker • Dec. 17, 2018

The men who leer after Candy are truly fatuous primates, fit for little but gibbering at the moon.

From New York Times • Jul. 16, 2018

They panted up, white-faced, and began gibbering out their tale of terror.

From "Tiger, Tiger" by Lynne Reid Banks