gabble

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun rapid and indistinct speech
  2. verb speak (about unimportant matters) rapidly and incessantly

Etymology

From gab + -le. Cognate with Saterland Frisian gabbelje (“to mock”), Dutch gabbelen (“to chatter, babble”), German Low German gabbeln (“to mock”).

In classic literature

Synonyms

jabber, jabbering

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