sabbeln

(Englisch)

jabber, gab, rattle on, rabbit on (to talk a lot and quickly, or to talk nonsense)

Ausgesprochen als (IPA)
/ˈzabəln/
Etymologie (Englisch)

In summary

Related to sabbern (“to drivel, drool”). This word entered standard German alongside sabbern from Low German [Term?]. Subsequently, the meaning of this term shifted; sabbern retains the original meaning, "drool". Compare southern Dutch zabberen, standard Dutch sabbelen. The nouns Sabber and Sabbel are also closely related.

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