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gab·ble
(găb′əl)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.]
gab′bler n.
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gabble
(ˈɡæbəl)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
[C17: from Middle Dutch gabbelen, of imitative origin]
ˈgabbler n
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gab•ble
(ˈgæb əl)v. -bled, -bling,
n. v.i.
1. to speak or converse rapidly and unintelligibly; jabber.
2. (of hens, geese, etc.) to cackle.
v.t. 3. to utter rapidly and unintelligibly.
n. 4. rapid, unintelligible talk.
5. any quick succession of meaningless sounds.
[1570–80; perhaps < Middle Dutch gabbelen, or expressive formation in E; see gab]
gab′bler, n.
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gabble
Past participle: gabbled
Gerund: gabbling
| Imperative |
|---|
| gabble |
| gabble |
| Present |
|---|
| I gabble |
| you gabble |
| he/she/it gabbles |
| we gabble |
| you gabble |
| they gabble |
| Preterite |
|---|
| I gabbled |
| you gabbled |
| he/she/it gabbled |
| we gabbled |
| you gabbled |
| they gabbled |
| Present Continuous |
|---|
| I am gabbling |
| you are gabbling |
| he/she/it is gabbling |
| we are gabbling |
| you are gabbling |
| they are gabbling |
| Present Perfect |
|---|
| I have gabbled |
| you have gabbled |
| he/she/it has gabbled |
| we have gabbled |
| you have gabbled |
| they have gabbled |
| Past Continuous |
|---|
| I was gabbling |
| you were gabbling |
| he/she/it was gabbling |
| we were gabbling |
| you were gabbling |
| they were gabbling |
| Past Perfect |
|---|
| I had gabbled |
| you had gabbled |
| he/she/it had gabbled |
| we had gabbled |
| you had gabbled |
| they had gabbled |
| Future |
|---|
| I will gabble |
| you will gabble |
| he/she/it will gabble |
| we will gabble |
| you will gabble |
| they will gabble |
| Future Perfect |
|---|
| I will have gabbled |
| you will have gabbled |
| he/she/it will have gabbled |
| we will have gabbled |
| you will have gabbled |
| they will have gabbled |
| Future Continuous |
|---|
| I will be gabbling |
| you will be gabbling |
| he/she/it will be gabbling |
| we will be gabbling |
| you will be gabbling |
| they will be gabbling |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I have been gabbling |
| you have been gabbling |
| he/she/it has been gabbling |
| we have been gabbling |
| you have been gabbling |
| they have been gabbling |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I will have been gabbling |
| you will have been gabbling |
| he/she/it will have been gabbling |
| we will have been gabbling |
| you will have been gabbling |
| they will have been gabbling |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I had been gabbling |
| you had been gabbling |
| he/she/it had been gabbling |
| we had been gabbling |
| you had been gabbling |
| they had been gabbling |
| Conditional |
|---|
| I would gabble |
| you would gabble |
| he/she/it would gabble |
| we would gabble |
| you would gabble |
| they would gabble |
| Past Conditional |
|---|
| I would have gabbled |
| you would have gabbled |
| he/she/it would have gabbled |
| we would have gabbled |
| you would have gabbled |
| they would have gabbled |
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Noun 1. gabble - rapid and indistinct speech
Verb 1. [画像:gabble - speak (about unimportant matters) rapidly and incessantly]gabble - speak (about unimportant matters) rapidly and incessantly
blabber, palaver, piffle, prate, prattle, tattle, tittle-tattle, twaddle, gibber, blab, clack, maunder, chatter
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gabble
verbnoun
Unintelligible or foolish talk:
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Translations
كلام سَريع غَيْر واضِحيَتَكَلَّم بِسُرْعَه وبدون وُضوح
drmolenídrmolit
jappejappen
hadar
babbla, òvaîramálæîi, òvaîur
burbėjimasburbėtiliežuviu maltiplepėjimas
muldēšanamuldētpļāpāšanapļāpāt
çenebazlıkgevezelik sözü gevelemek
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gabble
(Brit)vi (person) → brabbeln (inf); (geese) → schnattern
vt poem, prayer → herunterrasseln (inf); excuse, explanation → brabbeln (inf); he gabbled out his story → er rasselte seine Geschichte herunter
n → Gebrabbel nt (inf); (of geese) → Geschnatter nt; the speaker ended in a gabble → der Redner rasselte das Ende herunter (inf)
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gabble
[ˈgæbl]1. vt → borbottare
2. vi → farfugliare
they were gabbling away in French → chiacchieravano come macchinette in francese
they were gabbling away in French → chiacchieravano come macchinette in francese
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gabble
(ˈgӕbl) verb to talk very quickly and not very clearly. babbel يَتَكَلَّم بِسُرْعَه وبدون وُضوح бръщолевя tagarelar drmolit schnattern jappe 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 بې ځايه ږغېدل، بې ربطه ګړېدل 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 急促不清地说话
noun fast, incoherent talk. gebabbel كلام سَريع غَيْر واضِح дърдорене tagarelice drmolení das Geschnatter jappen 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 بی مفهومه ږغېدل 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 急促不清的话
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