verb
gabble
Gabble (verb) means to speak quickly and carelessly, often without making much sense.
verb
1
To speak quickly and carelessly, often without making much sense.
"Then he fell to gabbling strange and dreadful things which were not clearly understandable."
— Mark Twain (1900)
"Americans are always drinking in crossroads saloons on Sunday afternoon; they bring their kids; they gabble and brawl over brews; everything’s fine."
— Jack Kerouac, On the Road (1957)
"Does she regard him simply as a workman come to do a job for her, someone whom she need never lay eyes on again; or is she gabbling to hide discomfiture?"
— J. M. Coetzee (2013)
2
To make quick, unclear sounds rather than proper words.
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Etymology
Formed from gab and the suffix -le. It is cognate with Saterland Frisian gabbelje (‘to mock’), Dutch gabbelen (‘to chatter, babble’) and German Low German gabbeln (‘to mock’).
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What is the meaning of gabble?
"gabble" (verb) means to speak quickly and carelessly, often without making much sense.
What is another word for gabble?
Other words for "gabble" include tattle, blab, prattle, twaddle, maunder, blabber.
What is the opposite of gabble?
The opposite of "gabble" is drawl.
What are the different meanings of gabble?
"gabble" has 2 main meanings: 1. To speak quickly and carelessly, often without making much sense; 2. To make quick, unclear sounds rather than proper words.
