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gabble

(gæbəl)

Word forms: 3rd person singular presenttense gabbles, present participle gabbling, past tense, past participle gabbled

verb

If you gabble, you say things so quickly that it is difficult for people to understand you.

[informal]

Marcello sat on his knee and gabbled excitedly. [VERB]

Jacub gabbled on about computer games. [VERB adverb]

One of the soldiers gabbled something and pointed at the front door. [VERB noun]

[Also VERB with quote]

Synonyms: prattle, chatter, babble, gibber More Synonyms of gabble

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gabble in British English

(ˈɡæbəl)

verb

to utter (words, etc) rapidly and indistinctly; jabber

2. (intransitive)

(of geese and some other birds or animals) to utter rapid cackling noises

noun

rapid and indistinct speech or noises

Derived forms

gabbler (ˈgabbler)

noun

Word origin

C17: from Middle Dutch gabbelen, of imitative origin

gabble in American English

(ˈgæbəl)

verb intransitiveWord forms: ˈgabbled or ˈgabbling

to talk rapidly and incoherently; jabber; chatter

to utter rapid, meaningless sounds, as a goose does

verb transitive

to utter rapidly and incoherently

noun

rapid, incoherent talk or meaningless utterance

Derived forms

gabbler (ˈgabbler)

noun

Word origin

freq. of gab

Examples of 'gabble' in a sentence
gabble

The fulmars gabbling at the cliffs sounded like balloons being rubbed.Even the police are gentle with gabbling strangers.

(verb) in the sense of prattle

Definition

to speak rapidly and indistinctly

The child sat on his knee and gabbled excitedly.

Synonyms

prattle

She prattled on until I wanted to scream.

chatter

Everyone was chattering away in different languages.

babble

They all babbled simultaneously.

gibber

Radio preachers were gibbering about the end of the world.

jabber

I left them there jabbering away

rattle

rabbit on (British, informal)

What are you rabbiting on about?

blab

blabber

run off at the mouth (slang)

gush

`Oh, you were just brilliant,' she gushed.

spout

waffle (informal, mainly British)

some guy on TV waffling on about some new product

(noun) in the sense of gibberish

Definition

rapid and indistinct speech

Synonyms

gibberish

When he did speak to her, he spoke gibberish.

chatter

She kept up a steady stream of chatter the whole time.

jargon

babble

lots of babble about strategies and tactics

waffle (informal, mainly British)

I'm tired of his smug, sanctimonious waffle.

pap

cackling

drivel

What absolute drivel!

twaddle

He was baffled by the intellectual twaddle.

prattle

I had had enough of his mindless prattle.

blabber

Additional synonyms

in the sense of babble

Definition

to talk in a quick, foolish, or muddled way

They all babbled simultaneously.

Synonyms

gabble,

chatter,

gush,

spout,

waffle (informal, British),

splutter,

gaggle,

burble,

prattle,

gibber,

rabbit on (British, informal),

jabber,

prate,

earbash (Australian, New Zealand, slang)

in the sense of babble

Definition

muddled or foolish speech

lots of babble about strategies and tactics

Synonyms

gibberish,

waffle (informal, British),

drivel,

twaddle

in the sense of chatter

Definition

to speak quickly and continuously about unimportant things

Everyone was chattering away in different languages.

Synonyms

prattle,

chat,

rabbit on (British, informal),

babble,

gab (informal),

natter,

tattle,

jabber,

blather,

schmooze (slang),

blether (Scottish),

run off at the mouth (US, slang),

prate,

gossip

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gabble

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gad
gadabout

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gabble

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单词	gabble
释义	Trends of gabble View usage for: gabble (gæbəl) Word forms: 3rd person singular presenttense gabbles, present participle gabbling, past tense, past participle gabbled verb If you gabble, you say things so quickly that it is difficult for people to understand you. [informal] Marcello sat on his knee and gabbled excitedly. [VERB] Jacub gabbled on about computer games. [VERB adverb] One of the soldiers gabbled something and pointed at the front door. [VERB noun] [Also VERB with quote] Synonyms: prattle, chatter, babble, gibber More Synonyms of gabble More Synonyms of gabble gabble in British English (ˈɡæbəl) verb 1. to utter (words, etc) rapidly and indistinctly; jabber 2. (intransitive) (of geese and some other birds or animals) to utter rapid cackling noises noun 3. rapid and indistinct speech or noises Derived forms gabbler (ˈgabbler) noun Word origin C17: from Middle Dutch gabbelen, of imitative origin gabble in American English (ˈgæbəl) verb intransitiveWord forms: ˈgabbled or ˈgabbling 1. to talk rapidly and incoherently; jabber; chatter 2. to utter rapid, meaningless sounds, as a goose does verb transitive 3. to utter rapidly and incoherently noun 4. rapid, incoherent talk or meaningless utterance Derived forms gabbler (ˈgabbler) noun Word origin freq. of gab Examples of 'gabble' in a sentence gabble The fulmars gabbling at the cliffs sounded like balloons being rubbed. Times, Sunday Times (2013) Even the police are gentle with gabbling strangers. Times, Sunday Times (2006) (verb) in the sense of prattle Definition to speak rapidly and indistinctly The child sat on his knee and gabbled excitedly. Synonyms prattle She prattled on until I wanted to scream. chatter Everyone was chattering away in different languages. babble They all babbled simultaneously. gibber Radio preachers were gibbering about the end of the world. jabber I left them there jabbering away rattle rabbit on (British, informal) What are you rabbiting on about? blab blabber run off at the mouth (slang) gush `Oh, you were just brilliant,' she gushed. spout waffle (informal, mainly British) some guy on TV waffling on about some new product (noun) in the sense of gibberish Definition rapid and indistinct speech Synonyms gibberish When he did speak to her, he spoke gibberish. chatter She kept up a steady stream of chatter the whole time. jargon babble lots of babble about strategies and tactics waffle (informal, mainly British) I'm tired of his smug, sanctimonious waffle. pap cackling drivel What absolute drivel! twaddle He was baffled by the intellectual twaddle. prattle I had had enough of his mindless prattle. blabber Additional synonyms in the sense of babble Definition to talk in a quick, foolish, or muddled way They all babbled simultaneously. Synonyms gabble, chatter, gush, spout, waffle (informal, British), splutter, gaggle, burble, prattle, gibber, rabbit on (British, informal), jabber, prate, earbash (Australian, New Zealand, slang) in the sense of babble Definition muddled or foolish speech lots of babble about strategies and tactics Synonyms gibberish, waffle (informal, British), drivel, twaddle in the sense of chatter Definition to speak quickly and continuously about unimportant things Everyone was chattering away in different languages. Synonyms prattle, chat, rabbit on (British, informal), babble, gab (informal), natter, tattle, jabber, blather, schmooze (slang), blether (Scottish), run off at the mouth (US, slang), prate, gossip Nearby words of gabble fuzzy g'day gab gabble gabby gad gadabout Synonyms of 'gabble' gabble Explore 'gabble' in the dictionary
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