brabble

/ˈbɹæbəl/

brabble verb: to make clamorous noises; to act noisily.

Verb

brabble (third-person singular simple present brabbles, present participle brabbling, simple past and past participle brabbled)

(dated) To make clamorous noises; to act noisily.
- Then next is the Clinke, a gaol or prison for the trespassers in those parts; namely, in old time, for such as should brabble, frey, or break the peace on the said bank, or in the brothel houses, they were by the inhabitants thereabout apprehended and committed to this gaol, where they were...1598, John Stow, Survey of London, London: J.M. Dent, published 1912, page 362
- Brabbling curs never want sore ears.1640, George Herbert, Jacula Prudentum; or, Outlandish Proverbs, Sentences, etc., in The Remains of that Sweet Singer of the Temple George Herbert, London: Pickering, 1841, p. 141
To babble (of a stream or other watercourse).
- Farther on, when they came to a miniature glen between the semblance of two hills, down which, in mockery of a torrent, brabbled a slim brown stream, MacLean stood still […]1902, Mary Johnston, chapter 9, in Audrey, New York: Grosset and Dunlap, page 121
- Down in the middle, among mossy boulders, the beck brabbled through golden sheets of Draba […]1921, Reginald Farrer, chapter 10, in The Rainbow Bridge, London: E. Arnold & Co, page 181

brabble (plural brabbles)

(dated) A brawl, or commotion.
- This petty brabble will undo us all.c. 1588–1593 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Lamentable Tragedy of Titus Andronicus”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac...
- What they, by this their journey to Versailles, do specially want? The twelve speakers reply, in few words inclusive of much: "Bread, and the end of these brabbles […]"1837, Thomas Carlyle, The French Revolution: A History […], volume (please specify |volume=I to III), London: Chapman and Hall, →OCLC, (please specify the book or page number)

சிறுபூசல், சச்சரவு, இரைச்சல், ஆரவாரம், வீண்பேச்சு, சச்சரவிடு

Verb
third-person singular present	brabbles
present participle	brabbling
past participle	brabbled
past	brabbled
Noun
plural	brabbles

From Middle Dutch brabbelen (“to quarrel, jabber”). Akin to babble. Compare modern Dutch brabbelen, German brabbeln (“to talk confusedly”).

What does brabble mean?: Brabble means to make clamorous noises; to act noisily.
What is brabble in Tamil?: Brabble in Tamil is சிறுபூசல், சச்சரவு, இரைச்சல். See Brabble meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is brabble?: Brabble can be a verb or a noun.
How do you pronounce brabble?: Brabble is pronounced /ˈbɹæbəl/.
What is the past tense of brabble?: The past tense of brabble is brabbled.

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Last updated: 2026-09-02

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