gabbling

English

Verb

gabbling

1. present participle of gabble

Noun

gabbling (plural gabblings)

1. Rapid, confused speech.

   the gabblings of a madman

   • 1881–1882, Robert Louis Stevenson, Treasure Island, London; Paris: Cassell & Company, published 14 November 1883, →OCLC:

     […] I could hear nothing but a low gabbling; but at last the voices began to grow higher, and I could pick up a word or two […]