Găb'ble1, v. i.
[imp. & p. p. GABBLED; p. pr. & vb. n. GABBLING.] [Dim. of gab, q. v. Cf. O. D. gabberen, to trifle, jest, O. Fr. gaber, O. Sp. gabar, It. gabbare, to deride, deceive.]
Sense 1. To talk fast, or to talk without meaning; to prate; to jabber.
Such a rout, and such a rabble, Run to hear Jack Pudding gabble. Swift.
Sense 2. To utter inarticulate sounds with rapidity; as, gabbling fowls. Dryden.