Gabble — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

rapid and indistinct speech

speak (about unimportant matters) rapidly and incessantly

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɡˈæbəl/

🇬🇧British English

/ɡˈabəl/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɡˈabəl/

1 syllable Say it as /ɡˈæbəl/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

prate jabbering blab twaddle chatter maunder palaver gibber prattle blabber jabber tittle-tattle piffle tattle clack

Parts of Speech

noun	rapid and indistinct speech
verb	speak (about unimportant matters) rapidly and incessantly

Word Forms

jabber	verb	talk in a noisy, excited, or declamatory manner
gabble	verb	speak (about unimportant matters) rapidly and incessantly
chatter	noun	noisy talk
chatterer	noun	an obnoxious and foolish and loquacious talker
piffle	noun	trivial nonsense
palaver	noun	loud and confused and empty talk
prater	noun	an obnoxious and foolish and loquacious talker
prate	noun	idle or foolish and irrelevant talk
tittle-tattle	noun	light informal conversation for social occasions
twaddler	noun	someone who twaddles; someone who writes or talks twaddle
twaddle	noun	pretentious or silly talk or writing
prattler	noun	someone who speaks in a childish way
prattle	noun	idle or foolish and irrelevant talk
blabber	noun	one who reveals confidential information in return for money
gabble	noun	rapid and indistinct speech

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Geplapper

schnelle und undeutliche Sprache

🇫🇷French

baragouiner

discours rapide et indistinct

🇪🇸Spanish

algarabía

habla rápida y confusa

🇮🇹Italian

farfugliare

discorso rapido e indistinto

🇳🇱Dutch

kletsen

snelle en onduidelijke spraak

🇵🇹Portuguese

tagarelar

fala rápida e indistinta

🇷🇺Russian

болтовня

быстрая и невнятная речь

India

🇮🇳Hindi

बड़बड़ाना

तेज़ और अस्पष्ट भाषण

🇧🇩Bengali

গাবল

দ্রুত এবং অস্পষ্ট বক্তৃতা

🇮🇳Tamil

கேபிள்

விரைவான மற்றும் தெளிவற்ற பேச்சு

🇮🇳Telugu

గాబుల్

వేగవంతమైన మరియు అస్పష్టమైన ప్రసంగం

🇮🇳Marathi

बडबड करणे

वेगवान आणि अस्पष्ट भाषण

🇮🇳Gujarati

ગાબડું

ઝડપી અને અસ્પષ્ટ ભાષણ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಗ್ಯಾಬಲ್

ತ್ವರಿತ ಮತ್ತು ಅಸ್ಪಷ್ಟ ಮಾತು

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഗബിൾ

വേഗമേറിയതും അവ്യക്തവുമായ സംസാരം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਗੱਬਲ

ਤੇਜ਼ ਅਤੇ ਅਸਪਸ਼ਟ ਭਾਸ਼ਣ

🇵🇰Urdu

گانا

تیز اور غیر واضح تقریر

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

数落

言语快速且含糊不清

🇯🇵Japanese

ガブル

早口で不明瞭な話し方

🇰🇷Korean

꽥꽥 우는 소리

빠르고 불분명한 말투

🇻🇳Vietnamese

lảm nhảm

lời nói nhanh và không rõ ràng

🇹🇭Thai

พูดพล่าม

คำพูดที่รวดเร็วและไม่ชัดเจน

🇮🇩Indonesian

bual

ucapan yang cepat dan tidak jelas

🇲🇾Malay

bergaul

pertuturan yang cepat dan tidak jelas

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

ثرثرة

الكلام السريع وغير الواضح

🇮🇷Persian

غرغر کردن

گفتار سریع و نامشخص

🇹🇷Turkish

gevezelik etmek

hızlı ve belirsiz konuşma

🇮🇱Hebrew

גמל

דיבור מהיר ולא ברור

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