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gibble-gabble

American

[gib-uhl-gab-uhl] / ˈgɪb əlˌgæb əl /

noun

senseless chatter.

verb (used without object)

gibble-gabbled, gibble-gabbling

to engage in gibble-gabble.

Other Word Forms

gibble-gabbler

noun

Etymology

Origin of gibble-gabble

First recorded in 1590–1600; gradational compound from gabble

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gibble-gabble gibble-gabbling

I hate a gibble-gabble and a rimble-ramble talk.

From Gargantua and Pantagruel, Illustrated, Book 4 by Peter Anthony Motteux

So they went to Paris, and soon Paquin's gibble-gabbling demoiselles were busy sewing cloudy blues and faint mauves to save Nancy from quarrelling with Aldo two months afterwards.

From The Devourers by Annie Vivanti Chartres

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