gabble

gab·ble

 (găb′əl)

v. gab·bled, gab·bling, gab·bles

v.intr.

1. To speak rapidly or incoherently; jabber.

2. To make rapid, low muttering or quacking sounds, as a goose or duck.

v.tr.

To utter rapidly or incoherently.

n.

1. Rapid, incoherent, or meaningless speech.

2. The low muttering sound of a goose or duck.

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[Probably frequentative of gab.]

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gab′bler n.

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gabble

(ˈɡæbəl)

vb

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

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

n

rapid and indistinct speech or noises

[C17: from Middle Dutch gabbelen, of imitative origin]

ˈgabbler n

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gab•ble

(ˈgæb əl)

v. -bled, -bling,
n. v.i.

1. to speak or converse rapidly and unintelligibly; jabber.

2. (of hens, geese, etc.) to cackle.

v.t.

3. to utter rapidly and unintelligibly.

n.

4. rapid, unintelligible talk.

5. any quick succession of meaningless sounds.

[1570–80; perhaps < Middle Dutch gabbelen, or expressive formation in E; see gab]

gab′bler, n.

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gabble

Past participle: gabbled
Gerund: gabbling

Imperative

gabble

gabble

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	gabble - rapid and indistinct speech jabber, jabbering gibber, gibberish - unintelligible talking
Verb	1.	gabble - speak (about unimportant matters) rapidly and incessantly blabber, palaver, piffle, prate, prattle, tattle, tittle-tattle, twaddle, gibber, blab, clack, maunder, chatter mouth, speak, talk, verbalise, verbalize, utter - express in speech; "She talks a lot of nonsense"; "This depressed patient does not verbalize" blather, blether, blither, smatter, babble - to talk foolishly; "The two women babbled and crooned at the baby"

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gabble

verb

To talk rapidly, incoherently, or indistinctly:

babble, blather, chatter, gibber, jabber, prate, prattle.

noun

Unintelligible or foolish talk:

babble, blather, blatherskite, double talk, gibberish, jabber, jabberwocky, jargon, nonsense, prate, prattle, twaddle.

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Translations

كلام سَريع غَيْر واضِحيَتَكَلَّم بِسُرْعَه وبدون وُضوح

drmolenídrmolit

jappejappen

Geschnatterschnattern

bredouillementbredouiller

hadar

babbla, òvaîramálæîi, òvaîur

borbottareborbottiofarfugliamentofarfugliarestarnazzare

burbėjimasburbėtiliežuviu maltiplepėjimas

muldēšanamuldētpļāpāšanapļāpāt

plapre løsplapringsnakke fort og utydelig

çenebazlıkgevezeliksözü gevelemek

急促不清地说话急促不清的话

gabble

[ˈgæbl]

A. N → torrente m de palabras ininteligibles

B. VT → farfullar

C. VI → hablar atropelladamente
they were gabbling away in French → parloteaban en francés

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gabble

[ˈgæb^əl] vi → bredouiller
to gabble on about sth → jacasser à propos de qch

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gabble

(Brit)

vi (person) → brabbeln (inf); (geese) → schnattern

vt poem, prayer → herunterrasseln (inf); excuse, explanation → brabbeln (inf); he gabbled out his story → er rasselte seine Geschichte herunter

n → Gebrabbel nt (inf); (of geese) → Geschnatter nt; the speaker ended in a gabble → der Redner rasselte das Ende herunter (inf)

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gabble

[ˈgæbl]

1. vt → borbottare

2. vi → farfugliare
they were gabbling away in French → chiacchieravano come macchinette in francese

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gabble

(ˈgӕbl) verb

to talk very quickly and not very clearly. babbel يَتَكَلَّم بِسُرْعَه وبدون وُضوح бръщолевя tagarelar drmolit schnattern jappe φλυαρώfarfullar, parlotear, hablar atropelladamente vadistama تند و نامفهوم حرف زدن sopottaa bredouiller למלמל अस्पष्ट बोलना blebetati hadar mengoceh babbla, þvaðra farfugliare ぺちゃくちゃ言う 빨리 말하다 burbėti, liežuviu malti pļāpāt; muldēt menggelicau brabbelenplapre løs, snakke fort og utydelig bełkotać بې ځايه ږغېدل، بې ربطه ګړېدل tagarelar/algaraviar a bolborosi тараторить rapotať žlobudrati blebetati babbla, pladdra พูดพล่าม sözü gevelemek 急促不清地說話 мимрити, бубніти تیز تیز بڑبڑانا nói lắp bắp 急促不清地说话

noun

fast, incoherent talk. gebabbel كلام سَريع غَيْر واضِح дърдорене tagarelice drmolení das Geschnatter jappen φλυαρία, ασυνάρτητος λόγος farfulla, parloteo vadin سخن تند و نامفهوم sopotus bredouillement לְדַבֵּר מָהֵר बड़बड़ाहट blebetanje fecsegés ocehan málæði, þvaður farfugliamento ぺちゃくちゃ 빨라서 못 알아들을 말 burbėjimas, plepėjimas pļāpāšana; muldēšana gelicau gebrabbelplapringbełkot بی مفهومه ږغېدل tagarelice/algaravia bolboroseală тараторение rapotanie žlobudranje blebetanje babbel, pladder คนที่พูดพล่าม gevezelik, çenebazlık 急促不清的話 бубніння بڑبڑ nói nhanh nghe không rõ 急促不清的话

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