gabble

verb
🔊/ˈɡæbl/
🔊/ˈɡæbl/
[intransitive, transitive] (informal)
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they gabble
🔊/ˈɡæbl/
🔊/ˈɡæbl/
he / she / it gabbles
🔊/ˈɡæblz/
🔊/ˈɡæblz/
past simple gabbled
🔊/ˈɡæbld/
🔊/ˈɡæbld/
past participle gabbled
🔊/ˈɡæbld/
🔊/ˈɡæbld/
-ing form gabbling
🔊/ˈɡæblɪŋ/
🔊/ˈɡæblɪŋ/
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  1. to talk quickly so that people cannot hear you clearly or understand you急促而含混不清地说
    • She was nervous and started to gabble.她紧张得话都说不清了。🔊🔊
    • gabble on/away They were gabbling on about the past.他们谈论着过去,声音显得急促而含混不清。🔊🔊
    • gabble something He was gabbling nonsense.他在叽里咕噜说废话。🔊🔊
    • + speech ‘No, no, not all,’ she gabbled.“不,不,不是所有。” 她急促而含糊地说。🔊🔊
    Topics Languagec2
    Word Originlate 16th cent.: from Dutch gabbelen, of imitative origin.

gabble

noun
🔊/ˈɡæbl/
🔊/ˈɡæbl/
[singular]
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  1. fast speech that is difficult to understand, especially when a lot of people are talking at the same time(尤指许多人同时说话时)急促不清的话
    Word Originlate 16th cent.: from Dutch gabbelen, of imitative origin.