gabble

UK: /ˈgæb^əl/ US: /ˈgæbəl/ ,(gab′əl)

Inflections of 'gabble' (v): (⇒ conjugate)

gabbles

v 3rd person singular

gabbling

v pres p

gabbled

v past

gabbled

v past p

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025

gab•ble /ˈgæbəl/   v., -bled, -bling, n. 
v. [no object]

1. to speak rapidly;
   jabber:
   The children gabbled nervously.

n. [uncountable* singular]

2. rapid talk;
   a quick sequence of meaningless sounds:
   the gabble of the crowd.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025

gab•ble  (gab′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.

• Middle Dutch gabbelen, or expressive formation in English; compare gab¹, gob⁴, -le
• perh. 1570–80

gab′bler, n. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

gabble / ˈɡæb^əl/ verb

1. to utter (words, etc) rapidly and indistinctly; jabber
2. (intransitive) (of geese and some other birds or animals) to utter rapid cackling noises

noun

1. rapid and indistinct speech or noises

Etymology: 17th Century: from Middle Dutch gabbelen, of imitative origin

ˈgabbler noun