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babble
[ bab-uhl ]
verb (used without object)
- to utter sounds or words imperfectly, indistinctly, or without meaning.
- to talk idly, irrationally, excessively, or foolishly; chatter or prattle.
Synonyms: , , ,
- to make a continuous, murmuring sound.
Synonyms: , ,
verb (used with object)
- to utter in an incoherent, foolish, or meaningless fashion.
- to reveal foolishly or thoughtlessly:
to babble a secret.
noun
- inarticulate or imperfect speech.
- foolish, meaningless, or incoherent speech; prattle.
- a murmuring sound or a confusion of sounds.
- Telecommunications. a confused mixture of extraneous sounds in a circuit, resulting from cross talk from other channels. Compare cross talk ( def 1 ).
babble
/ ˈæə /
verb
- to utter (words, sounds, etc) in an incoherent or indistinct jumble
- intr to talk foolishly, incessantly, or irrelevantly
- tr to disclose (secrets, confidences, etc) carelessly or impulsively
- intr (of streams, birds, etc) to make a low murmuring or bubbling sound
noun
- incoherent or foolish speech; chatter
- a murmuring or bubbling sound
Derived Forms
- ˈԳ, noun
- ˈԲ, nounadjective
Other 51Թ Forms
- dzܳbb verb (used with object) outbabbled outbabbling
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of babble1
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of babble1
Example Sentences
In the end, loud as he is, however incessantly he babbles on, he may be overseeing a future “stillness,” if not at Appomattox, then across this planet itself.
Lutnick showed up on CBS' "Face the Nation" and babbled so incoherently about robots and manufacturing and "tiny screws" that you had to wonder if someone put something in his morning coffee.
He babbled on for quite a while on the subject of his "unfair" court cases and then said that the Supreme Court is also being intimidated:
Trump’s babble about water is so erroneous it often doesn’t make sense.
Never mind that he constantly babbles, wouldn’t sit down for the interview with “60 Minutes” and lies constantly.
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