gabble
gabble · gabbles · gabbled · gabbling
базікати, бурмотіти, галамагати
болтать, бормотать, лепетать
murmeln, brabbeln, plappern
To talk fast, idly, foolishly, or without meaningTo talk fast, idly, foolishly, or without meaning.
/ˈɡæbəl/
» Tom gabbled out an apology before rushing to catch the bus.
Meaning
2 senses(ambitransitive)To talk fast, idly, foolishly, or without meaning.
To utter inarticulate sounds with rapidity.
gabbling fowls
More definitions
- speak (about unimportant matters) rapidly and incessantly
Examples
4 sentencesTom gabbled out an apology before rushing to catch the bus.
I couldn't understand a word of his nervous gabble during the interview.
The tourists began to gabble excitedly as soon as the guide mentioned ghosts.
The suspect began to gabble alibis the moment I mentioned the time of the murder.
Translations
2 languagesForms
gabbles, gabbling, gabbled, gabbledSynonyms
14 synonymsWord family
3 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle