Sc. [f. prec. vb.] A slight agitated movement of water or other liquid; a splashing or dashing in small waves or ripples.
1831. Mirror, XVII. 415/1. There is a perpetual ‘jabble’ against the cliffs on this coast.
1871. Blackie, Four Phases, i. 21. A plash and jabble of conflicting waters.
1883. Stevenson, Silverado Sq., 4. The steamer jumped, and the black buoys were dancing in the jabble.
fig. 1896. ‘Ian Maclaren,’ K. Carnegie, 307. Carmichael’s mind was in a jabble that day.
