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labern.

to slurp; to drink noisily

6 characters2 syllables approx.Deutsch language

Meaning & usage

verb/ˈlaːbɐn/
  1. to slurp; to drink noisily

    obsolete · weak
  2. to talk or speak unnecessarily lengthily; to talk idly; to engage in unsubstantiated talk; to babble

    informal · weak
    Als guter Politiker hat unser Bürgermeister auf der Bühne so lange gelabert, dass die Verspätung des Orchesters gar nicht auffiel.
    Wenn der Peter mal gute Laune hat, hört er den ganzen Abend nicht auf zu labern.
  3. to chat; to talk among each other (usually about light topics); the verb retains a certain nuance, but becomes rather neutral

    colloquial · weak
    Und? Was habt ihr gemacht? — Och, nur Kaffee getrunken und schön mal gelabert.
Where this word comes from

An originally Central and Low German verb, from Middle Low German labbern (“to drink like a dog; to slurp”). Related to laff (“slack”, here of the tongue).

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