gab·ble
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/ |
- 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。
Word Originlate 16th cent.: from Dutch gabbelen, of imitative origin. - She was nervous and started to gabble.