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動詞

yabble (三人称単数 現在形 yabbles, 現在分詞 yabbling, 過去形および過去分詞形 yabbled)

1. To vocalize in a meaningless or incomprehensible manner.
   • 1963, Robin Jenkins, A Love of Innocence, page 27:

     It's got everything : sandy beaches, where the seals bob up and yabble to you; cliffs with guillemots, kittiwakes and puffins; dozens of caves; hilltops with eagles; trees; skylarks.

   • 1999, Bruce Northam, Brad Olsen, In Search of Adventure: A Wild Travel Anthology:

     Mark swears it all began at the Mayan ruins of Tikal when we ate mushrooms and sat on pyramids and yabbled with the monkeys.

   • 2006, Paul Lefebvre, Private Mail: Letters to Emily, page 321:

     And of course they couldn't speak English, they just yabbled on and on in whatever language they spoke, waving their arms, and they were still yabbling when the police came to serve eviction notices.

2. To talk excessively; to babble.
   • 2002, Ethan Hawke, Ash Wednesday, page 18:

     . “Well, because I've never said anything of any real value in my entire life.” He smiled. “I can yabble on at the mouth, telling people how I feel, asking them how they feel, but it's just fillin' the world up with more noise.”

   • 2008, Leigh Brackett, The Ginger Star, page 98:

     Let them yabble at me, if it gives them pleasure.

   • 2008, Len Bailey, Fantasms:

     The mumpokers broke out in this chant: “The word is Mum! The word is Mum! If you babble as such We'll poke yer bum! If you yabble too much Your rear'll be numb!

   • 2015, Neil Raffan, Hunting Roundabouts:

     “OMD - I'm into their hi-energy sound, I'm working on the ultimate hienergy compilation,” yabbled Kevin without thinking, but before he could continue ...