gabble

ˈɡæbəl

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Definition of gabble - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

unclear speech

Rare

confused or rapid speech that is hard to understand

Rare

The children’s gabble filled the playground.

babble

gibberish

jabber

Verb

intr.

trivial talk

Rare

talk rapidly about unimportant matters

Rare

He gabbled on about his weekend plans.

chatter

prattle

bird sounds

Rare

make rapid cackling noises like birds

Rare

The geese gabbled loudly by the pond.

chatter

chirp

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Origin of gabble

Middle English, gabben (to talk)

Examples of gabble in a sentence

A constant gabble from the radio made the message unintelligible.
She gabbled excitedly about the new movie.
They gabbled on without noticing the time.
The ducks gabbled excitedly at dawn.
Birds gabbled in the early morning light.

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French:babillage confus, bavarder, ...
German:Gebrabbel, plappern, ...
Italian:balbettio, blaterare, ...
Spanish:parloteo, parlotear, ...
Portuguese:balbúrdia, tagarelar, ...
Chinese:嘈杂声, 唠叨, ...
Japanese:早口, ぺちゃくちゃ話す, ...
Arabic:ثَرثَرة, ثَرْثَرَ, ...
Hebrew:גִּבְגּוּב, לְפַטְפֵּט, ...
Russian:тараторение, болтать, ...
Ukrainian:шумне бормотання, балакати, ...
Hindi:बड़बड़ाहट, बकबक करना, ...
Bengali:অস্পষ্ট বকবক, গড়গড় করে কথা বলা, ...
Catalan:balbuceig, parlar, ...
Czech:breptání, breptat, ...
Danish:pludren, snakke løs, ...
Dutch:gebrabbel, ratelen, ...
Greek:φλυαρία, μιλάω ασταμάτητα, ...
Hungarian:hadarás, fecsegni, ...
Khmer:ការនិយាយរអ៊ូរទាំ, និយាយរ៉ាវៗ, ...
Korean:웅얼거림, 재잘거리다, ...
Persian:غرغر, ور می‌زد, ...
Polish:bełkot, trajkotać, ...
Portuguese (BR):fala confusa, tagarelar, ...
Romanian:gabble, a bâlbâi, ...
Swedish:osammanhängande prat, babbla, ...
Thai:การพูดจารัวที่ฟังไม่ออก, พูดพล่าม, ...
Turkish:gevezelik, gevezelik etmek, ...
Vietnamese:lời nói lắp bắp, luyên thuyên, ...

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