/ ˈgæbl; NAmE / verb , noun
■ verb
gabble (on / away) ( informal ) to talk quickly so that people cannot hear you clearly or understand you :
[ v ]
They were gabbling on about the past.
She was nervous and started to gabble.
[ vn ]
He was gabbling nonsense.
[also v speech ]
■ noun
[ sing. ] fast speech that is difficult to understand, especially when a lot of people are talking at the same time
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WORD ORIGIN
late 16th cent.: from Dutch gabbelen , of imitative origin.