gabbles
Speaks too fast
Gabbles is the third-person singular of gabble, meaning to speak rapidly and unintelligibly: She gabbles on the phone for hours.
The word suggests excited or nervous chatter where words tumble out faster than sense can follow.
Gabbles can also be the plural noun—instances of such rapid, incoherent speech.
Light, rapid speech
- prattleTrivial, prolonged speech
- babbleIncoherent speech
- jabberTalk rapidly, incoherently
- blatherFoolish, pointless chatter
ramble · natter · patter · yammer · blabber · clack · yackety-yak · chitchat
Unintelligible speech or writing
- nonsenseMeaningless words or actions
- unintelligibleImpossible to understand
- garbleDistort into confusion
- gobbledygookPretentious unintelligible language
jabberwocky · double-talk · mumble · slur · jumble · confusion · muddle · balderdash
chatter
Light, rapid speech
blather · ramble · natter · patter · yammer · blabber · clack · yackety-yak · chitchat · palaver
gibberish
Unintelligible speech or writing
- nonsenseMeaningless words or actions
- unintelligibleImpossible to understand
- garbleDistort into confusion
gobbledygook · jabberwocky · double-talk · mumble · slur · jumble · confusion · muddle · balderdash · claptrap
clamor
Loud persistent noise
clatter · buzz · hubbub · commotion · chatter · cackle · squawk · honk · quack · cluck
gabblesdrawls
Speaks slowly, prolonging sounds
deliberates · pauses · intones · hesitates