This is the 7368th most frequent Turkish word.
gabar
In Turkish, "Gabar" refers to a mountain range in southeastern Turkey.
In this sentence, 'gabarıyordu' describes the wavy or tilting movement of the ship caused by the waves.
Gemi, dalgaların etkisiyle gabarıyordu.
The ship was tilting due to the impact of the waves.
Here, 'gabarıyor' refers to the idea of swelling or puffing up which gives an impression when looking at the dress.
Elbisesi o kadar kalındı ki, yürürken gabarıyor gibiydi.
Her dress was so thick that it seemed like it was puffing up as she walked.
In this example, 'gabarıyordu' means swelling or expanding in volume due to water absorption.