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Meaning of "gabble" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD GABBLE

From Middle Dutch gabbelen, of imitative origin.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF GABBLE

gabble  [ˈɡæbəl] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF GABBLE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Gabble is a verb and can also act as a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb gabble in English.

WHAT DOES GABBLE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

gabble

Babbling

Babbling is a stage in child development and a state in language acquisition, during which an infant appears to be experimenting with uttering sounds of language, but not yet producing any recognizable words. Babbling begins shortly after birth and progresses through several stages as the infant's repertoire expands and vocalizations become more speech-like. Infants begin to produce recognizable words usually around 12 months, though babbling may continue for some time afterward.

Definition of gabble in the English dictionary

The first definition of gabble in the dictionary is to utter rapidly and indistinctly; jabber. Other definition of gabble is to utter rapid cackling noises. Gabble is also rapid and indistinct speech or noises.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO GABBLE

PRESENT

Present
I gabble
you gabble
he/she/it gabbles
we gabble
you gabble
they gabble
Present continuous
I am gabbling
you are gabbling
he/she/it is gabbling
we are gabbling
you are gabbling
they are gabbling
Present perfect
I have gabbled
you have gabbled
he/she/it has gabbled
we have gabbled
you have gabbled
they have gabbled
Present perfect continuous
I have been gabbling
you have been gabbling
he/she/it has been gabbling
we have been gabbling
you have been gabbling
they have been gabbling
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I gabbled
you gabbled
he/she/it gabbled
we gabbled
you gabbled
they gabbled
Past continuous
I was gabbling
you were gabbling
he/she/it was gabbling
we were gabbling
you were gabbling
they were gabbling
Past perfect
I had gabbled
you had gabbled
he/she/it had gabbled
we had gabbled
you had gabbled
they had gabbled
Past perfect continuous
I had been gabbling
you had been gabbling
he/she/it had been gabbling
we had been gabbling
you had been gabbling
they had been gabbling
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will gabble
you will gabble
he/she/it will gabble
we will gabble
you will gabble
they will gabble
Future continuous
I will be gabbling
you will be gabbling
he/she/it will be gabbling
we will be gabbling
you will be gabbling
they will be gabbling
Future perfect
I will have gabbled
you will have gabbled
he/she/it will have gabbled
we will have gabbled
you will have gabbled
they will have gabbled
Future perfect continuous
I will have been gabbling
you will have been gabbling
he/she/it will have been gabbling
we will have been gabbling
you will have been gabbling
they will have been gabbling
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would gabble
you would gabble
he/she/it would gabble
we would gabble
you would gabble
they would gabble
Conditional continuous
I would be gabbling
you would be gabbling
he/she/it would be gabbling
we would be gabbling
you would be gabbling
they would be gabbling
Conditional perfect
I would have gabble
you would have gabble
he/she/it would have gabble
we would have gabble
you would have gabble
they would have gabble
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been gabbling
you would have been gabbling
he/she/it would have been gabbling
we would have been gabbling
you would have been gabbling
they would have been gabbling
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you gabble
we let´s gabble
you gabble
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to gabble
Past participle
gabbled
Present Participle
gabbling
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH GABBLE


babble
ˈbæbəl
bedabble
bɪˈdæbəl
brabble
ˈbræbəl
dabble
ˈdæbəl
drabble
ˈdræbəl
grabble
ˈɡræbəl
hardscrabble
ˈhɑːdˌskræbəl
jabble
ˈdʒæbəl
psychobabble
ˈsaɪkəʊˌbæbəl
rabble
ˈræbəl
scabble
ˈskæbəl
scrabble
ˈskræbəl
shabble
ˈʃæbəl
techno-babble
ˈteknəʊbæbəl

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE GABBLE

gabapentin
Gabar
gabardine
gabbart
gabbed
gabber
gabbier
gabbiest
gabbiness
gabbing
gabblement
gabbler
gabbro
gabbroic
gabbroid
gabbroitic
gabby
gabelle
gabelled
gabeller

WORDS THAT END LIKE GABBLE

bobble
bubble
cobble
dribble
gobble
hobble
Hubble
nibble
nubble
pebble
quibble
rubble
scribble
scrobble
speech bubble
squabble
stubble
the rabble
wabble
wobble

Synonyms and antonyms of gabble in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «GABBLE»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «gabble» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of gabble

Translation of «gabble» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF GABBLE

Find out the translation of gabble to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of gabble from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «gabble» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

数落
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

gabble
570 millions of speakers

English

gabble
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

बड़बड़ाना
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

هذر
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Gabble
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

gabble
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

বক্বক্ করা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

baragouiner
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Gabble
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

schnattern
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

おしゃべり
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

꽥꽥 우는 소리
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Gabble
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

thật lẹ
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

gabble
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

जबरदस्त
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

lâklâk
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

borbottio
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

gabble
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Gabble
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

pălăvrăgeală
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

πολυλογία
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

gesnap
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

gabble
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

gabble
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of gabble

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «GABBLE»

The term «gabble» is regularly used and occupies the 77.417 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «GABBLE» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «gabble» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «gabble» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about gabble

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «GABBLE»

Discover the use of gabble in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to gabble and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Gabble - And Other Stories
Most of his stories are set in a galactic future-scape called 'The Polity', and with this collection of marvellously inventive and action-packed short stories, he takes us further into the manifold diversities of that amazing universe.
Neal Asher, 2008
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A Guide to English Grammar: Conjugation of Verbs Volume IV
I gabble 1. We gabble 2. You gabble 2. You gabble 3. He/she/it gabbles 3. They gabble Past Tense Singular Plural 1. I gabbled 1. We gabbled 2. You gabbled 2. You gabbled 3. He/she/it gabbled 3. They gabbled Future Tense Singular Plural  ...
Bessie Brooks, 2012
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The Savage
my soul, Mr. Gabble!" says old mother Touchpenny, " would you leave a good convenient house, Mr. Gabble? and a warm fireside, Mr. Gabble? and every thing comfortable, Mr. Gabble? and go for to think for to go out such a day as this, Mr.
Piomingo, 1810
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The Savage, by Piomingo
my soul, Mr. Gabble!" says old mother Touchpenny, " would you leave a good convenient house, Mr. Gabble? and a warm fireside, Mr. Gabble? and every thing comfortable, Mr. Gabble? and go for to think for to go out such a day as this, Mr.
The Savage, John Robinson, 1810
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A Dictionary of Reduplicated Words in the English Language
GIBBLE-GABBLE, sb. barbarous language ; idle talk. "Mad, broken, fustian language ; gibble-gabble, canting, or such private-made words as beggars, gipsies, and such confederate rogues use, one amongst another." — Bullokar. " Barragouin ...
Henry Benjamin Wheatley, 1866
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transactions of the philological society
Gibble-gabble, sb. barbarous language ; idle talk. " Mad, broken, fustian language ; gibble-gabble, canting, or such private-made words as beggars, gipsies, and such confederate rogues use, one amongst another." — Bullokar. " Barragouin ...
‎1865
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The Works of Shakespear: In Eight Volumes
J When thou couldst not, savage, Shew thine own meaning, but wouldst gabble like A thing most brutish, I endow'd thy purposes With words that made them known. But thy vile race (Tho' thou didst learn) had that in't, which good natures ...
William Shakespeare, Alexander Pope, William Warburton (Bp. of Gloucester), 1747
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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Thesaurus
... rough, roughneck, rowdy, ruffian, toughie yak n syn CHATTER, babble, blab, blabber, chat, clack, gabble, jabber, palaver, prattle yak vb syn CHAT 1, babble, chatter, clack, gab, gabble, jaw, prate, prattle, yakety-yak Hyakn syn JOKE 1, crack, ...
Merriam-Webster, Inc, 1988
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Twelfth Night: Or, What You Will
Haue you no wit, manners, nor honeftie, but to gabble like Tinkers at this time of night ? Do yee make an Ale- 90 houfe of my Ladies houfe, that ye fqueak out your Cozi- ers Catches without any mitigation or remorfe of voice? Is there no refpecl:  ...
William Shakespeare, 2001
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Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Synonyms
... the Roman streets— Shak.) Ana converse, talk, »speak: »gossip chatter chide chatter vb »chat, gab, patter, prate, babble, gabble, A colon (:) separates groups of words discriminated. An asterisk (») indicates place of treatment of each group.
Merriam-Webster, Inc, 1984

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «GABBLE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term gabble is used in the context of the following news items.
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10 hilarious auto-corrects to prepare for Reading Fringe Festival's …
... of Jim Cartwright's work by Berzerk Productions, explores a communication cacophony through a rhapsody of rap, text, tweet and gabble. «getreading, Jul 15»
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Lord Lexden: The extraordinary Lord Shaftesbury – a Conservative …
What a hideous gabble!” He sometimes wondered if the Lords could survive. In 1866 he said that it stood “ like a candle flickering in its socket; ... «Conservative Home, Jul 15»
3
Bad from any angle
Egged on by Tony Jones – who has surely reached his use-by date – three of the five panellists engaged their gabble before their grey matter, ... «Sydney Morning Herald, Jul 15»
4
This Week in the Laboratories of Democracy
It's a lot of gabble. Frontrunner! Meanwhile, let's catch the Katy down to Mississippi Goddamn, where Governor Phil Bryant went completely ... «Esquire.com, Jun 15»
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Review: Tom Odell at Bedgebury Pinetum, June 2015
... took a few attempts to get started as he joked “I can't play when you're flirting with me” to the gabble of teenage girls leaning over the barriers. «Kent Online, Jun 15»
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Wendy Tuohy: What do you say to a friend with a serious illness?
You can offer to listen and you can try not to gabble in a nervous attempt to fill in any pauses. Some people I know who've gone through a ... «Herald Sun, Jun 15»
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Sarah Hall: 'I don't want only female readers or young readers'
Childhood I can gabble on now but I couldn't when I was a kid, so I spent a lot of time in my own head on the moors by myself. It felt like writing ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jun 15»
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In praise of stepgrandparents: 'I was slightly in awe of Anita'
She was a little hard of hearing, and I, like most teenagers, had a tendency to gabble. She would ask me to slow down and I'd grow awkward ... «The Guardian, Jun 15»
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Isn't it better to cut the service rather than rush through the Hebrew?
... hard to follow the Hebrew. Would it not make more sense to abridge the service but take the prayers more slowly than gabble through them? «Jewish Chronicle, Jun 15»
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Watch ABC Family's New Sci-Fi(-ish) Series Stitchers Online Before …
My god that was awful apart from the appalling acting, facile script and chintzy sets the dialog was total gabble delivered at 100 mph. «TV.com, May 15»

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