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as in chatted
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 chattered
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 Synonyms for gabbled
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Abel Bonne chatted with friends on Havana's Malecon waterfront boulevard early Saturday, taking in the fresh sea breeze after a stuffy night without power.—
Fox News,
Fox News,
15 Mar. 2025 -
Speaking on his YouTube channel, Bisping chatted about the current lightweight title picture in the UFC, and said that the UFC's matchmakers could go in any one of many different directions with their next fight booking for the 155-pound title.—
Mark Davis,
Newsweek,
14 Mar. 2025
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Staff from New Hampshire Public Radio talked to everyone, from roadtrippers to small business owners, state park workers, and local university students.—
Natalie Escobar,
NPR,
24 Dec. 2024
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As part of his teaching, the court heard that Westwood talked to one teenager, who was raped, about a masturbation scene from Bridgerton.—
Jake Kanter,
Deadline,
11 Dec. 2024
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The Bears lost Brown’s first four games as head coach by an average score of 27-11 while the offense sputtered to an average of 252 yards during that span.—
Dan Wiederer,
Chicago Tribune,
7 Jan. 2025
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The offense sputtered and trailed 6-3 at halftime, producing only a 47-yard field goal by Zane Gonzalez in the first half.—
Ben Standig,
The Athletic,
5 Jan. 2025
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“Gabbled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gabbled. Accessed 22 May. 2025.
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