wibble
Pronunciations
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/ˈwɪbəl/
Pronunciation notes
- UK
Noun
Meaningless or content-free chatter in a discussion; drivel, babble.
Usage- UK usage
- Slang
- Uncountable
Verb
To make meaningless comments.
Usage- UK usage
- Slang
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Do you remember at school how you'd always get double geography last thing on a Friday afternoon? There's you and all these kids who are only interested in the weekend and each other, and standing in front of them is some old guy with a beard and a CND badge wibbling on about water tables.
Verb
To wobble.
Usage- Transitive or intransitive
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Now his fingertips were tapping in addition to his toe-bouncing, until soon his entire body was wibbling in jumping-bean fashion. “Old Mag, you say?” He peered around Nitty at Mag, and Mag took the opportunity to inspect his mask and goggles with her trunk. The boy quit wibbling, stood stock-still, and gulped.
Word forms
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