"wibble" meaning in English

See wibble in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈwɪb.əl/ [UK], /wɪb.l̩/ [UK]
Rhymes: -ɪbəl Etymology: Unclear; possibly originates in the British Roger Irrelevant comic strip, then popularised by Your Sinclair magazine and the comedy Blackadder. Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} wibble (uncountable)
  1. (British, slang) Meaningless or content-free chatter in a discussion; drivel, babble. Tags: British, slang, uncountable Synonyms: chatter, nonsense
    Sense id: en-wibble-en-noun-7deLjWuT Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 34 41 25
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Verb

IPA: /ˈwɪb.əl/ [UK], /wɪb.l̩/ [UK] Forms: wibbles [present, singular, third-person], wibbling [participle, present], wibbled [participle, past], wibbled [past]
Rhymes: -ɪbəl Etymology: Unclear; possibly originates in the British Roger Irrelevant comic strip, then popularised by Your Sinclair magazine and the comedy Blackadder. Head templates: {{en-verb}} wibble (third-person singular simple present wibbles, present participle wibbling, simple past and past participle wibbled)
  1. (British, Internet slang) To make meaningless comments. Tags: British, Internet
    Sense id: en-wibble-en-verb-L036gGX- Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 34 41 25
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Verb

IPA: /ˈwɪb.əl/ [UK], /wɪb.l̩/ [UK] Forms: wibbles [present, singular, third-person], wibbling [participle, present], wibbled [participle, past], wibbled [past]
Rhymes: -ɪbəl Etymology: See wobble. Head templates: {{en-verb}} wibble (third-person singular simple present wibbles, present participle wibbling, simple past and past participle wibbled)
  1. (transitive, intransitive) To wobble. Tags: intransitive, transitive Related terms: wibble-wobble
    Sense id: en-wibble-en-verb-u-w4eJ1t Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 34 41 25 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 26 31 43 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 23 31 47
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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