gabble
verb (used without object)
to speak or converse rapidly and unintelligibly; jabber.
gabbles
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present tense formof gabble (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
Example Sentences
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Mr. Bernthal, an Emmy winner for “The Bear,” imbues Sonny with a pinballing energy as he gabbles orders at the hostages and begins flailing negotiations with the cops massing outside.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 31, 2026
He plays tenor saxophone in cries and gabbles and interval jumps and long tones; his music usually describes motion and spirit rather than corresponding to preset tonal centers, rhythms, and melodies.
From New York Times ● Jun. 12, 2014
King Kong has so much to say, often in interesting ways, that it gabbles and fluffs its lines.
From The Guardian ● Jun. 16, 2013
He approves of wordlessness – the less you talk, the longer you live, one fisherman tells him – but gabbles away like mad in his diary.
From The Guardian ● Jun. 1, 2013
But I ought not to build on any future gabbles, for, to-morrow, lo! my friend may have discovered my ignoble reality, whereas he has heretofore been shaking hands with my noble ideality.
From The Golden Censer The duties of to-day, the hopes of the future by John McGovern
