Emily Maitlis

Some interviews wind you up. Some test your mettle. Some reduce you to a gibbering wreck.

British Journalist

Gibber is often used for extreme emotional responses like fear or panic.

Emotional State

The word 'gibber' is informal and best used in casual conversation or creative writing.

Informal Speech

'Gibber' often has a negative tone, suggesting the speech lacks sense or coherence.

Negative Connotation

 and I began gibbering unintelligably as I had the night before, and he eventually brought me to the emergency room. Once there, someone I'll just call 'The Doctor' and his whole team of goons swooped down, lifted me high into the air, and slammed me down on a metal bed with such force that I saw stars.

A tale of mental illness...

 such as jazz or punk or rap. What do you think Plato would say about the music you listen to? Is it beneficial to your ethos, or will it degenerate you into a gibbering, amoral barbarian?