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gabble
(redirected from gabbles)

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gab·ble  (gbl)
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.

[Probably frequentative of gab.]

gabbler n.

gabble [ˈgæbəl]
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
[from Middle Dutch gabbelen, of imitative origin]
gabbler  n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.gabble - rapid and indistinct speech
gibber, gibberish - unintelligible talking
Verb1.gabblegabble - speak (about unimportant matters) rapidly and incessantly
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"
Translations
gabble [ˈgæbl]
B. VTfarfullar
C. VIhablar atropelladamente
they were gabbling away in Frenchparloteaban en francés

gabble [ˈgæbəl] vibredouiller
to gabble on about sth → jacasser à propos de qch

gabble (Brit)
vi (person)brabbeln (inf); (geese)schnattern
vt poem, prayerherunterrasseln (inf); excuse, explanationbrabbeln (inf); he gabbled out his storyer rasselte seine Geschichte herunter
nGebrabbel nt (inf); (of geese)Geschnatter nt; the speaker ended in a gabbleder Redner rasselte das Ende herunter (inf)

gabble [ˈgæbl]
1. vtborbottare
2. vifarfugliare
they were gabbling away in French → chiacchieravano come macchinette in francese

gabble [ˈgæbl]
1. vtborbottare
2. vifarfugliare
they were gabbling away in French → chiacchieravano come macchinette in francese

gabble
v gabble [ˈgӕbl]
to talk very quickly and not very clearly. babbel يَتَكَلَّم بِسُرْعَه وبدون وُضوح бръщолевя drmolit jappe schnattern φλυαρώ farfullar, 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 brabbelen plapre løs, snakke fort og utydelig bełkotać 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
n
fast, incoherent talk. gebabbel كلام سَريع غَيْر واضِح дърдорене drmolení jappen das Geschnatter 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 gebrabbel plapring bełkot 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


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