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▪ I. jabble, v.1|ˈdʒæb(ə)l|
Also 6 jabil.
[f. as jabber, with freq. or dim. ending -le.]
= jabber v.
1570Levins Manip. 126/45 Iabil, garrire, multum loqui. 1830Blackw. Mag. XXVIII. 313 Thousands of birds, all jabbling and dabbling, and paddling.
▪ II. ˈjabble, v.2 Sc.
[app. onomatopœic, with freq. or dim. ending -le; cf. dabble.]
a. trans. To shake or mix up together (quot. 1760); to shake up or agitate (a liquid), to cause to splash.
b. intr. To splash, plash, dash in small waves or ripples.
1760Washington Writ. (1889) II. 163 All mix'd..by..jabling them well together in a Cloth. 1825–80Jamieson, To Jabble, 1. To cause agitation of the sea, as when the wind rises. 2. To agitate the liquid contents of a dish or vessel, so as to cause spilling. 1894Crockett Raiders 286 The rippling tide..jabbling along the side of the boat.
▪ III. jabble, n. Sc.|ˈdʒæb(ə)l|
[f. prec. vb.]
A slight agitated movement of water or other liquid; a splashing or dashing in small waves or ripples.
1831Mirror XVII. 415/1 There is a perpetual ‘jabble’ against the cliffs on this coast. 1871Blackie Four Phases i. 21 A plash and jabble of conflicting waters. 1883Stevenson Silverado Sq. 4 The steamer jumped, and the black buoys were dancing in the jabble.
fig.1896‘Ian Maclaren’ K. Carnegie 307 Carmichael's mind was in a jabble that day. |