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Added 10 October 2026

gabble

/ˈɡæbəl/ verb

verb Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about gabble at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

To talk fast, idly, foolishly, or without meaning.
To utter inarticulate sounds with rapidity.
gabbling fowls

noun

Confused or unintelligible speech.

Origin

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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