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Webster 1913 Edition

Brabble

Brab′ble

,
Verb.
I.
[D.
brabbelen
to talk confusedly. √95. Cf.
Blab
,
Babble
.]
To clamor; to contest noisily.
[R.]

Brab′ble

,
Noun.
A broil; a noisy contest; a wrangle.
This petty
brabble
will undo us all.
Shakespeare

Webster 1828 Edition

Brabble

BRAB'BLE

,
Noun.
A broil; a clamorous contest; a wrangle.

BRAB'BLE

,
Verb.
I.
To clamor; to contest noisily.

Definition 2024

brabble

brabble

English

Verb

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

  1. To clamour; to contest noisily.

Noun

brabble ‎(plural brabbles)

  1. (obsolete) A broil; a noisy contest; a wrangle.
    This petty brabble will undo us all. — Shakespeare.

Etymology

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

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