labern.
to slurp; to drink noisily
Meaning & usage
to slurp; to drink noisily
to talk or speak unnecessarily lengthily; to talk idly; to engage in unsubstantiated talk; to babble
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.
to chat; to talk among each other (usually about light topics); the verb retains a certain nuance, but becomes rather neutral
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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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.