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Yelp vs Jabber - What's the difference?

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As nouns the difference between yelp and jabber

is that yelp is an abrupt, high-pitched noise or utterance while jabber is rapid or incoherent talk, with indistinct utterance; gibberish.

As verbs the difference between yelp and jabber

is that yelp is to utter an abrupt, high-pitched noise while jabber is to talk rapidly, indistinctly, or unintelligibly; to utter gibberish or nonsense.

yelp

English

Etymology 1

(etyl) .

Noun

(en noun)
  • An abrupt, high-pitched noise or utterance.
    • The puppy let out a yelp when I stepped on her tail.
  • A type of emergency vehicle siren sounding quicker and more intense than the wail siren-sound.

    • Etymology 2

    (etyl) .

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To utter an abrupt, high-pitched noise.
    • The children yelped with delight as they played in the cold water.

    jabber

    English

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • (label) To talk rapidly, indistinctly, or unintelligibly; to utter gibberish or nonsense.
  • (label) To utter rapidly or indistinctly; to gabble.
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    • , title= Mr. Pratt's Patients , passage=She had Lord James' collar in one big fist and she pounded the table with the other and talked a blue streak. Nobody could make out plain what she said, for she was mainly jabbering Swede lingo, but there was English enough, of a kind, to give us some idee.}}

    Noun

    (-)
  • Rapid or incoherent talk, with indistinct utterance; gibberish.
    • (Jonathan Swift)