gibble-gabble

[gib-uhl-gab-uhl]

noun

1. senseless chatter.

verb (used without object)

gibble-gabbled, gibble-gabbling 

1. to engage in gibble-gabble.

Other Word Forms

• gibble-gabbler noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of gibble-gabble¹

First recorded in 1590–1600; gradational compound from gabble