gabble

n : rapid and indistinct speech [syn: {jabber}, {jabbering}]

v : speak (about unimportant matters) rapidly and incessantly

[syn: {chatter}, {piffle}, {palaver}, {prate}, {tittle-tattle},

{twaddle}, {clack}, {maunder}, {prattle}, {gibber}, {tattle},

{blabber}]

gobble

1. To consume, usually used with "up". "The output

spy gobbles characters out of a {tty} output buffer."

2. To obtain, usually used with "down". "I guess I'll gobble

down a copy of the documentation tomorrow."

See also {snarf}.

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