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gabble /ˈɡabl /
verb [no object] talk rapidly and unintelligibly:
he gabbled on in a panicky way until he was dismissed.
noun [mass noun] rapid unintelligible talk:
she wasn't very good at the random gabble of teenagers.
– DERIVATIVES
gabbler /ˈɡabələ , ˈɡablə / noun
– ORIGIN late 16th century: from Dutch gabbelen, of imitative origin.
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