Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to wibble
Participle: wibbled
Gerund: wibbling
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | wibble |
| you | wibble |
| he;she;it | wibbles |
| we | wibble |
| you | wibble |
| they | wibble |
Perfect
| I | have wibbled |
| you | have wibbled |
| he;she;it | has wibbled |
| we | have wibbled |
| you | have wibbled |
| they | have wibbled |
Past
| I | wibbled |
| you | wibbled |
| he;she;it | wibbled |
| we | wibbled |
| you | wibbled |
| they | wibbled |
Pluperfect
| I | had wibbled |
| you | had wibbled |
| he;she;it | had wibbled |
| we | had wibbled |
| you | had wibbled |
| they | had wibbled |
Future
| I | will wibble |
| you | will wibble |
| he;she;it | will wibble |
| we | will wibble |
| you | will wibble |
| they | will wibble |
Future Perfect
| I | will have wibbled |
| you | will have wibbled |
| he;she;it | will have wibbled |
| we | will have wibbled |
| you | will have wibbled |
| they | will have wibbled |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | wibble |
| you | wibble |
| he;she;it | wibble |
| we | wibble |
| you | wibble |
| they | wibble |
Perfect
| I | have wibbled |
| you | have wibbled |
| he;she;it | have wibbled |
| we | have wibbled |
| you | have wibbled |
| they | have wibbled |
Imperfect
| I | wibbled |
| you | wibbled |
| he;she;it | wibbled |
| we | wibbled |
| you | wibbled |
| they | wibbled |
Pluperfect
| I | had wibbled |
| you | had wibbled |
| he;she;it | had wibbled |
| we | had wibbled |
| you | had wibbled |
| they | had wibbled |
Conditional
Present
| I | would wibble |
| you | would wibble |
| he;she;it | would wibble |
| we | would wibble |
| you | would wibble |
| they | would wibble |
Perfect
| I | would have wibbled |
| you | would have wibbled |
| he;she;it | would have wibbled |
| we | would have wibbled |
| you | would have wibbled |
| they | would have wibbled |
Imperative
| you | wibble |
| we | Let's wibble |
| you | wibble |
Verbs conjugated like 'wibble'
abacinate,
abalienate,
abase,
abate,
abbreviate,
abdicate,
abduce,
aberrate,
aberuncate,
abirritate,
abjudge,
abjudicate,
abjugate,
abjure,
ablactate,
ablaqueate,
able,
ablegate,
abligate,
abnegate, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'wibble'
bibble,
dibble,
kibble,
nibble,
wabble,
wimble,
wirble,
wobble,
babble,
bimble,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
- to talk too much; to talk idly
- babble, bat the breeze, blab, blabber, blather, chat, chatter, chew the fat, chew the rag, chinwag, chit-chat, chunner, clack, claver, clepe, drivel, gabble, gibber, go on, jabber, maunder, natter, palaver, piffle, prate, prattle, rabbit, rabbit on, ramble, shoot the breeze, shoot the bull, shoot the shit, smatter, tattle, twaddle, waffle, witter, yabber, yack, yap, yatter
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
Unclear; possibly originates in the British Roger Irrelevant comic strip, then popularised by Your Sinclair magazine and the comedy Blackadder.
Sample Sentences
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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. [2019 June, Suzanne Nelson, A Tale Magnolious, New York, NY: Alfred A. Knopf, →ISBN, page 36:]