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gabble

Pronunciation: /ˈɡæbəl/

The English word “gabble” has 3 meanings listed here.

verb

  1. To talk fast, idly, foolishly, or without meaning.
  2. To utter inarticulate sounds with rapidity.

noun

  1. Confused or unintelligible speech.

Etymology

From gab + -le. Cognate with Saterland Frisian gabbelje (“to mock”), Dutch gabbelen (“to chatter, babble”), German Low German gabbeln (“to mock”).

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