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babble vs gabble

gabble vs babble

babble and gabble both are nouns.

babble and gabble both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
babble Yes No Yes No
gabble Yes No Yes No
As verbs, gabble is a hypernym of babble; that is, gabble is a word with a broader meaning than babble:
  • babble: to talk foolishly
  • gabble: speak (about unimportant matters) rapidly and incessantly
Other hypernyms of babble include blab, blabber, chatter, clack, gibber, maunder, palaver, piffle, prate, prattle, tattle, tittle-tattle, twaddle.
babble (noun) gabble (noun)
gibberish resembling the sounds of a baby rapid and indistinct speech
babble (verb) gabble (verb)
to talk foolishly speak (about unimportant matters) rapidly and incessantly
divulge confidential information or secrets
utter meaningless sounds, like a baby, or utter in an incoherent way
flow in an irregular current with a bubbling noise
Difference between babble and gabble

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