gabbled
past simple and past participle ofgabble
gabble
verb[IorT]
mainlyUKuk/ˈɡæb.əl/us/ˈɡæb.əl/tospeakquicklyand notclearlyso that it isdifficulttounderstand:
Shestartedgabblingawayat me inSpanishand I didn'tunderstanda word.
Gina, asusual, was gabblingawayon thephone.
Synonym
gibbermainlydisapproving
Compare
blabberinformal
blabinformal
gabinformal
prattleverb
prateold-fashioned
chatterverb
yakverbinformal
Ways of talking
- beg the questionidiom
- blah
- blether
- blither
- coo
- declaim
- declamatory
- gabble
- loose
- mumble
- pipe
- ramble
- rattle on/away
- stage whisper
- talk trashidiom
- throwyourvoiceidiom
- trash
- trill
- word salad
- yak
Examplesofgabbled
gabbled
In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use.
I may havegabbledthis, but there is a very great deal more which could be said.
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If she concentrated more on the debate, and read less andgabbledless, she might get such points of detail right.
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As she said, shegabbledalong and was anxious to put it on the record—she was in the groove for most of the time.
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It really is ridiculous how often the oath isgabbledoff with no concern for its meaning, and it is really profaning the oath.
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We hear complaints that when you ask for a number you hear itgabbledover very quickly by the attendant.
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I havegabbledthrough my notes to ensure that everyone has a chance to speak.
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You may have noticed that one of the statements today was simply badly read and the other wasgabbled.
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They threw away lines, they trod on each others words, theygabbled, they spoke at the same time.
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