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gabble.

To talk fast, idly, foolishly, or without meaning.

6 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

verb/ˈɡæbəl/

  1. To talk fast, idly, foolishly, or without meaning.

    ambitransitive

  2. To utter inarticulate sounds with rapidity.

    gabbling fowls
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Germanic *gabbōną Proto-West Germanic *gabbōn Old English gabbander. Middle English gabbender. English gab Proto-Germanic *-lōną Old English -lian Middle English -len English -le English gabble From gab + -le. Cognate with Saterland Frisian gabbelje (“to mock”), Dutch gabbelen (“to chatter, babble”), German Low German gabbeln (“to mock”).

noun/ˈɡæbəl/

  1. Confused or unintelligible speech.

    uncountable
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Germanic *gabbōną Proto-West Germanic *gabbōn Old English gabbander. Middle English gabbender. English gab Proto-Germanic *-lōną Old English -lian Middle English -len English -le English gabble 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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