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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Gabble \Gab"ble\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Gabbled; p. pr. & vb. n.
     Gabbling.] [Freq. of gab. See Gab, v. i.]
     1. To talk fast, or to talk without meaning; to prate; to
        jabber. --Shak.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. To utter inarticulate sounds with rapidity; -- used of
        fowls as well as people; as, gabbling geese.
        [1913 Webster +PJC]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Gabble \Gab"ble\, n.
     1. Loud or rapid talk without meaning.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Forthwith a hideous gabble rises loud
              Among the builders.                   --Milton.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. Inarticulate sounds rapidly uttered; as of fowls.
        [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Gabble \Gab"ble\, n.
     1. Loud or rapid talk without meaning.
  
              Forthwith a hideous gabble rises loud Among the
              builders.                             --Milton.
  
     2. Inarticulate sounds rapidly uttered; as of fowls.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Gabble \Gab"ble\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Gabbled; p. pr. & vb. n.
     Gabbling.] [Freq. of gab. See Gab, v. i.]
     1. To talk fast, or to talk without meaning; to prate; to
        jabber. --Shak.
  
     2. To utter inarticulate sounds with rapidity; as, gabbling
        fowls. --Dryden.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


  gabble
       n : rapid and indistinct speech [syn: jabber, jabbering]
       v : speak (about unimportant matters) rapidly and incessantly
           [syn: chatter, piffle, palaver, prate, tittle-tattle,
            twaddle, clack, maunder, prattle, blab, gibber,
            tattle, blabber]

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  gabble
     Yola n.
     talk, prattle
     Yola vb.
     to talk, prattle

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  gabble
     n.
     Confused or unintelligible speech.
     vb.
     (lb en ambitransitive) To talk fast, idly, foolishly, or without
  meaning.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  gabble
     n.
     Confused or unintelligible speech.
     vb.
     (lb en ambitransitive) To talk fast, idly, foolishly, or without
  meaning.

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  gabble
     n.
     Confused or unintelligible speech.
     vb.
     (lb en ambitransitive) To talk fast, idly, foolishly, or without
  meaning.

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  gabble
     Englanti n.
     (puheen) sorina, pulina; sopotus
     Englanti vb.
     puhua, pälpättää; sopottaa (rukouksia)

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]


  Gabble /ɡˈabəl/
  الثرثرة

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  gabble //ˈɡæbəl// 
  1. бърборя, дърдоря
  talk fast, idly, foolishly, or without meaning
  2. крякам
  to utter inarticulate sounds with rapidity