To talk at length in a tedious, rambling, or trivial way, often without getting to the point.
To keep talking and talking about something boring or unimportant without stopping.
One main meaning — here's how to use it.
To talk continuously and in a boring or rambling way, especially about something unimportant.
"My uncle rabbited on about his golf game for the entire dinner."
She's been rabbiting on about this for years.
— Commonly attributed to informal British speech and frequently used in British television programs and press.
To go on like a rabbit — perhaps referencing a rabbit's constant twitching mouth, or Cockney rhyming slang.
To keep talking and talking about something boring or unimportant without stopping.
Chiefly British and Australian English. Informal and slightly critical in tone — used to describe someone who talks too much without saying anything useful. Often used with 'about': 'rabbiting on about.' May derive from Cockney rhyming slang: 'rabbit and pork' = 'talk.' Common in British conversational English and the media.
Natural word combinations native speakers use most often.
The five tense forms you'll use most often.
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