sabbeln
Meaning
jabber, gab, rattle on, rabbit on (to talk a lot and quickly, or to talk nonsense)
Synonyms
labern
seibern
herumzetern
salbadern
trenzen
geschwollen reden
daherplappern
Translations
ثَرْثَرَ
φλυαρώ
babiller
vaticinor
kletsenPronounced as (IPA)
/ˈzabəln/
Etymology
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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