1798 J. O'Keeffe Toy ii. ii, in Dramatic Wks III. 43 With his shrugs, nods, and French gabbering.

1822 T. Bewick Mem. 4 The gabbering and noise they made, was enough to stun any one.

1859 Yale Lit. Mag. June 293 Miss Lovetogo..informs the assembly of her immediate presence by an incessant gabbering, giggling..and a general confusion of sounds that would frighten a Babelite.

1942 Warwick (Queensland) Daily News 21 Feb. 1/3 This everlasting gabbering over the wireless should be stopped.

1985 New Hungarian Q. 26 63 The Italians' gabbering receded—they disappeared into the night.

2004 York County Coast Star 9 Dec. 2 b/1 There's likely plenty of gabbering at the line of scrimmage, but there's never any taunting before..a play.

?1661 W. N. et al. Merry Drollery: 1st Pt. 158 Nay, then let's have none, saies gabbering [1648 T. Jordan jabbering] Jone.

1770 E. Thompson Court of Cupid II. 135 Two gabbering Plenipos laid in their claim.

1773 R. Morris Diary 11 Nov. in Radical Adventurer (1971) 96 A Priest presented a relic to be kissed, muttering at the same in an odd gabbering tone some latin words.

1849 Dublin Univ. Mag. May 690/2 A drivelling, gabbering idiot, continually exclaiming, ‘Hide me, hide me, from his terrible gaze!’

1895 A. Reym Life-contrast I. xviii. 248 Some groups of gabbering neighbours being near the place, Allan inquired of them if something had happened.

1940 Bluefield (W. Va.) Daily Tel. 15 May 4/2 Every little change in Europe's war situation is pounced upon by a scribbling and gabbering group.

2014 @MrPSB 11 Sept. in twitter.com (O.E.D. Archive) This gabbering woman opposite me is blasting me with filthy cigarette breath while she jabbers to her friend.