gab·ble [gább'l]
(past and past participle
gab·bled, present participle gab·bling, 3rd person
present singular gab·bles)
verb
| 1. | transitive and intransitive verb speak unintelligibly: to speak or say something rapidly and incoherently |
| 2. | intransitive verb make throaty goose sound: to make the high throaty sounds that geese and some other birds make |
[Late 16th century. Origin ?]
-gab·ble, noun
-gab·bler, noun
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