A rigmarole. Now rare.

A long string or series of words, opinions, etc., esp. such as have little meaning or value or are derogatory in nature. Now rare.

A rambling, disjointed discourse or speech; = rabble, n.1 5b. Now English regional (northern).

The action of gabbling (see gabble, v.). Also (frequently in plural): gabbled speech, discourse, sounds, etc.

A statement having nothing in it. Obsolete.

A rigmarole. Cf. ribble-rabble, n. 1.

A silly remark or saying; a foolish action. Also transferred.

An unduly protracted, involved, or diffuse piece of speech or writing; a story, explanation, etc., regarded as unintelligible or incoherent. Now rare.

A lot of nonsense; a nonsensical tale. Also occasionally in plural in same sense.

Nonsensical talk; overblown or empty rhetoric; claptrap.