gab-bling

gab·ble

[gab-uhl] verb, gab·bled, gab·bling, noun
verb (used without object)
1.
to speak or converse rapidly and unintelligibly; jabber.
2.
(of hens, geese, etc.) to cackle.
verb (used with object)
3.
to utter rapidly and unintelligibly.
noun
4.
rapid, unintelligible talk.
5.
any quick succession of meaningless sounds.

Origin:
1570–80; perhaps < Middle Dutch gabbelen, or expressive formation in English; cf. gab1, gob4, -le

gab·bler, noun
out·gab·ble, verb (used with object), out·gab·bled, out·gab·bling.
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Gab-bling is always a great word to know.
So is zedonk. Does it mean:
the offspring of a zebra and a donkey.
a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question.
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gabble (ˈɡæbəl) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
vb
1.  to utter (words, etc) rapidly and indistinctly; jabber
2.  (intr) (of geese and some other birds or animals) to utter rapid cackling noises
 
n
3.  rapid and indistinct speech or noises
 
[C17: from Middle Dutch gabbelen, of imitative origin]
 
'gabbler
 
n

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gabble
1570s, frequentative of gab (q.v.).
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