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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Like their mother Princess Diana, both Prince William and Prince Harry would enjoy chatting to staff casually in the kitchens of the royal households.—
Simon Perry,
People.com,
2 Sep. 2025
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At Chaves' suggestion, the two actresses chatted for about an hour about the character, the Conjuring films, religion, and more.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
2 Sep. 2025
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The Amazon murmurs with ancient breath—its vast canopy alive with chattering macaws, shimmering tree frogs, and pink river dolphins.—
Lewis Nunn,
Forbes.com,
14 Aug. 2025
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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
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
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Ricardo Torres talked to them about their plans to rebuild.—
Hope Karnopp,
jsonline.com,
4 Sep. 2025
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According to testimony, Polk identified herself as Zarnowitz's niece and mentioned him as her dad when talking to a credit card company about a credit card in his name that was opened after his death.—
Christina Hall,
Freep.com,
3 Sep. 2025
Verb
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As Lindell babbled on about baseless conspiracy theories involving voting in De Baraso’s home state of Georgia, the 12-year-old shut him down.—
Cynthia Littleton,
Variety,
16 Aug. 2025
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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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Renken called his colleagues' complaint nonsense and an attempt to undermine his own claim against them.—
Kelly Meyerhofer,
jsonline.com,
29 Aug. 2025
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Every string of nonsense from Liam’s mouth was met with applause and joyous laughter.—
Rob Picheta,
CNN Money,
28 Aug. 2025
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Healy kept the jersey over the final bumpy kilometres — even playing an important role in the peloton’s decision to wait for Pogacar after the race favourite crashed in the closing stages, conversing with Jonas Vingegaard and Remco Evenepoel to slow the bunch down.—
Jacob Whitehead,
New York Times,
14 Aug. 2025
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Komljen creates an ostensible utopia for those ostracised from urban spaces, with days now spent stewing apricots, weaving baskets, kissing rocks, and conversing with mushrooms.—
Sonya Vseliubska,
Variety,
13 Aug. 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 5 Sep. 2025.
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