different between gabby vs gabbler

English

Etymology

gab +? -y

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??æb.i/
• Homophone: Gabby
• Rhymes: -æbi

Adjective

gabby (comparative gabbier, superlative gabbiest)

1. (informal) Inclined to talk too much, especially about trivia.

Synonyms

• (inclined to talk too much): chatty, garrulous, loquacious, talkative
• See also Thesaurus:talkative

Derived terms

• gabbiness

Translations

Anagrams

• Bagby

English

Etymology

gabble +? -er

Noun

gabbler (plural gabblers)

1. One who gabbles, or prates loquaciously on a trifling subject.

Usage notes

Note the differences implied between gabblers and other prattlers in R. F. Burton's translation of The Arabian Nights (at the end of the tailor's tale).

Synonyms

• chatterer
• jabberer

Translations

References

• Webster, Noah (1828) , “gabbler”, in An American Dictionary of the English Language (Note the somewhat different definition.)
• “gabbler” in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.
• Oxford English Dictionary, 2nd ed., 1989.

Anagrams

• grabble