Bibble vs Bibber - What's the difference?

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Bibber is a related term of bibble.

Bibble is a related term of bibber.

As a verb bibble

is to eat and/or drink noisily or bibble can be worry.

As a noun bibber is

one given to drinking alcoholic beverages too freely; a tippler.

bibble

English

Etymology 1

From (etyl) bibben (from which also bib), either from (etyl) , or of imitative origin.

Verb

(bibbl)

To eat and/or drink noisily.

To tipple.

Derived terms

* bibbler

Etymology 2

From (etyl)

Verb

(bibbl)

Worry.

* 1919 , Herbert Quick, The Fairview Idea: A Story of the New Rural Life , page 39

*:"Foxes have holes,' Uncle Abner," said Daisy, " 'and the birds of the air have nests, but the son of man hath not where to lay his head.' Why should we worry when we have such a bully place as this tent?" "Ish ka bibble'," said the Reverend Frank. "Well," said I, "about the time the mosquitoes begin to come out of the marsh, you'll begin to ' bibble ."

bibber

English

Noun

(en noun)

One given to drinking alcoholic beverages too freely; a tippler.

Usage notes

Chiefly used in composition, as in (winebibber).

Synonyms

* tippler

References

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