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Definition of Gabbling
1. gabble [v] - See also: gabble
Lexicographical Neighbors of Gabbling
Literary usage of Gabbling
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Book of the Church by Robert Southey (1824)
"... by talking while they were read; sometimes the reader, by gabbling through
the homily in such a manner that those who were inclined to listen, ..."
2. Student and Singer: The Reminiscences of Charles Santley by Charles Santley (1892)
"gabbling — Duets with Ronconi and Belletti — Nava's Views on Progress — His Kindly
Interference—Halcyon Days — My Lessons with Nava: Conversation as well as ..."
3. The Lady Nurse of Ward E by Amanda (Akin) Stearns (1909)
"I am tired to death, and an awful " gabbling " going on in the next room, as six
new nurses have been engaged temporarily for the extra tent wards; ..."
4. Wild Scenes in the Forest and Prairie, Or, The Romance of Natural History by Charles Wilkins Webber (1855)
"... while Pompey and his negro companions gradually draw their breaths and commence
gabbling away as noisily as ever. Bursting almost with impatience, ..."
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