#538 gabble

gabble- to utter words, etc. rapidly and indistinctly; jabber; of geese and other birds to utter rapid cackling noises

C17 from Middle Dutch gabbelen, of imitative origin

The gabble of excited adolescents overwhelmed the substitute teacher.

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