MEANING
To speak so quickly and unclearly that the words are hard to follow.
Use it for
Words that belong together
- gabble an apology
- gabble away
On the page
She gabbled an apology and disappeared through the kitchen door.
Nearby words
Word forms
- Base
- gabble
- Past tense
- gabbled
- Past participle
- gabbled
- Present participle
- gabbling
Full tense & aspect guide
- Present
- gabble
- Present continuous
- am/is/are gabbling
- Present perfect
- have/has gabbled
- Present perfect continuous
- have/has been gabbling
- Past
- gabbled
- Past continuous
- was/were gabbling
- Past perfect
- had gabbled
- Past perfect continuous
- had been gabbling
- Future
- will gabble
- Future continuous
- will be gabbling
- Future perfect
- will have gabbled
- Future perfect continuous
- will have been gabbling
Choose the auxiliary that agrees with your subject. These are constructions of one word, not separate entries.
Usage notes
Primary category: literary / elevated general. Forms: gabble; gabbles; gabbled; gabbled; gabbling Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings. Established modern English lexical item. No separate regional spelling or grammatical inflection entry. Commonness: uncommon. Third-person singular: gabbles.
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