as in babble
unintelligible or meaningless talk
their discussion about the complexities of international trade was gabble to those of us who didn't study that subject
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as in to chat
to engage in casual or rambling conversation
heard her parents' guests still gabbling in the living room late into the night
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as in to chatter
to speak rapidly, inarticulately, and usually unintelligibly
during the filming of the party scene the extras were told to just gabble and act like they were having a great time
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Recent Examples of gabble
Lili Loofbourow, Washington Post, 29 Feb. 2024
Verb
Perennially delighted and deeply uncool, Tascioni gabbles about the wonders of the city while her interlocutors roll their eyes at her lack of sophistication and taste.
—Lili Loofbourow, Washington Post, 29 Feb. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for gabble
Verb
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The brothers leisurely chatted for the next forty minutes, until the all clear sounded at 0830.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
7 Aug. 2025
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The actor chatted with PEOPLE at the New York premiere for his new Prime Video series, Butterfly, on Tuesday, Aug. 6.—
Charna Flam,
People.com,
7 Aug. 2025
Verb
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As the kids chattered away over snacks, the co-founders spoke about their own formative experiences growing up with summer camps and later attending HBCUs.—
Rachel Wegner,
The Tennessean,
24 July 2025
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Families chattered in the waiting area, volunteers asked shoppers their preferences and Judy Freebus, speaking Russian, was engaged in a bilingual conversation with an elderly Ukrainian woman at the check-in station.—
Sophie Levenson,
Chicago Tribune,
20 July 2025
Noun
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Trump prattles on about the economy while the actors freeze behind him in their ancient Galilee garb.—
Rosa Escandon,
Forbes.com,
13 Apr. 2025
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She was getting winded on our walk, and her prattle was broken up by heavy breaths.—
Joshua Cohen,
The New Yorker,
13 Oct. 2024
Verb
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Read on for a breakdown of the over one-hour episode that has everyone talking (including that peach scene!).—
Monica Mercuri,
Forbes.com,
6 Aug. 2025
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Everybody uses Siri, which is [people] talking to a machine.—
Georg Szalai,
HollywoodReporter,
6 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Still images of two-month-old baby girl babbling in video.—
Daniella Gray,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 July 2025
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The sun shone, the fountain babbled and everyone in attendance beamed.—
Lily Kepner,
Austin American Statesman,
30 July 2025
Noun
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Sarah mumbles some nonsense and changes the subject.—
Alice Burton,
Vulture,
28 July 2025
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That’s the kind of unsupported nonsense Floridians should reject, without solid evidence to back it up.—
Orlando Sentinel,
The Orlando Sentinel,
26 July 2025
Verb
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Led by a fantastic Pedro Pascal, Vanessa Kirby, Joseph Quinn, and Ebon Moss-Bachrach, director Matt Shakman's film shines as a family dramedy that chooses to (relatively) calmly converse with its audience through the entire-planet-in-peril finale.—
EW Staff Published,
EW.com,
25 July 2025
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From $677 per night. Perks: Elevator, private outdoor space, WiFI, dishwasher, Nespresso machine Downtown Reykjavik is the obvious destination for first-time visitors, but there’s something beautiful about waking up to the sounds of boat horns and harbor workers conversing over coffee instead.—
Erika Owen,
Architectural Digest,
25 July 2025
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But when the disheveled, withdrawn ex-friend shows up in the locker room gibbering about an evil spirit, Sam is mortified, impulsively knocking to the ground the grungy-looking Mason jar that Tamira has been carrying around.—
Dennis Harvey,
Variety,
18 Sep. 2023
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For a while, police interest bent toward a Phud who had been warned he might be eliminated from the program, who had seemed almost exultant about the fire and gibbered gleefully about the media spotlight.—
New York Times,
New York Times,
13 Apr. 2018
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“Gabble.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gabble. Accessed 15 Aug. 2025.
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