gabbled

/ˈɡæb.əld/

VERB

1. Talking rapidly or foolishly

To talk quickly, excessively, or foolishly, often about trivial subjects or without expressing clear or meaningful ideas.

1.1. Rapid and excessive talking

Used when someone talks continuously or very quickly, often producing a stream of words that is difficult to follow or interrupt.

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Examples

  • The auctioneer gabbled through the bids at lightning speed.
  • Nervous and excited, she gabbled her speech in front of the audience.
  • As the news anchor gabbled the breaking news, viewers tuned in with anticipation.

Related Words

1.2. Meaningless or foolish conversation

Used when someone talks idly, foolishly, or at length about unimportant matters without communicating anything meaningful or worthwhile.

Synonyms

Examples

  • In the heated argument, both parties gabbled their points without listening.
  • Trying to meet the deadline, the reporter gabbled details into the microphone.

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1.3. Casual and social conversation

Used when people engage in informal conversation, exchanging everyday news, gossip, or personal experiences in a relaxed and often lively manner.

Synonyms

Examples

  • She gabbed with her friends for hours about their weekend plans.
  • The neighbors gabbed over the latest news in their community.

Related Words

  • socializing
  • small talk
  • gossip
  • companionship
  • friendly exchange
  • conversation

VERB

2. Uttering rapid and unintelligible sounds

To produce speech or vocal sounds rapidly and indistinctly, making the words difficult or impossible for listeners to understand.

2.1. Inarticulate and unclear speech

Used when someone speaks so rapidly or indistinctly that individual words and sounds become difficult to recognize or understand.

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Antonyms

  • articulated
  • enunciated
  • pronounced

Examples

  • The excited speaker gabbled so rapidly that the audience struggled to understand the announcement.
  • The nervous witness gabbled through his explanation, making several details difficult to follow.

Related Words

  • incoherence
  • indistinct speech
  • rapid speech
  • muttering
  • stammering
  • unintelligibility
  • poor articulation