bibble

== English == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈbɪbəl/ Rhymes: -ɪbəl === Etymology 1 === From Middle English bibben (whence bib; see there for more) +‎ -le. ==== Verb ==== bibble (third-person singular simple present bibbles, present participle bibbling, simple past and past participle bibbled) To eat and/or drink noisily. (intransitive) To tipple. ===== Derived terms ===== bibbler ===== Related terms ===== bib bibber === Etymology 2 === A false Yiddishism, based on no actual attested Yiddish. ==== Verb ==== bibble (third-person singular simple present bibbles, present participle bibbling, simple past and past participle bibbled) (colloquial) To worry. ===== Derived terms ===== ===== References ===== === Etymology 3 === Compare Staffordshire dialectal bibble (pebble). ==== Noun ==== bibble (plural bibbles) (uncommon) A bit. === Etymology 4 === Corruption of the aboriginal name "bimbil" for certain species of Eucalyptus. ==== Noun ==== bibble (plural bibbles or bibble) (uncommon) A species of Australian tree, the forest red gum, glossy-leaved box, or shiny-leaved box, Eucalyptus tereticornis.