gabble
verb (used without object)
to speak or converse rapidly and unintelligibly; jabber.
had been gabbling
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past perfect progressiveof gabble.past perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that was ongoing continuously in the past up until another past event interrupted it.
Example Sentences
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How could I oppose, after you had been gabbling and cackling about it to the whole Court, and it had even reached the ears of the people?
From In Brief Authority by F. Anstey
