babble

verb

bab·ble ˈba-bəl How to pronounce babble (audio)

babbled; babbling ˈba-b(ə-)liŋ How to pronounce babble (audio)

intransitive verb

: to talk enthusiastically or excessively

: to utter meaningless or unintelligible sounds

: to make sounds as though babbling

transitive verb

: to utter in an incoherently or meaninglessly repetitious manner

: to reveal by talk that is too free

babble noun

babblement

ˈba-bəl-mənt How to pronounce babble (audio)

noun

babbler

ˈba-b(ə-)lər How to pronounce babble (audio)

noun

Example Sentences

Pay no attention to her. She's just babbling. He'll babble on about sports all night if you let him. Her cousins were babbling in an unfamiliar dialect.

Recent Examples on the Web But now, a new study shows that baby parrots do babble.

Grrlscientist, Forbes, 21 June 2022 Second, baby parrots tend to babble quietly when no adults are around, often without even fully opening their beaks.

Grrlscientist, Forbes, 21 June 2022 Our brooks will babble in the courts, Seeking damages for torts.

Elizabeth Kolbert, The New Yorker, 11 Apr. 2022 Our brooks will babble in the courts, Seeking damages for torts.

Elizabeth Kolbert, The New Yorker, 11 Apr. 2022 See More

babbled

verb

past tense of babble

as in chatted

to speak rapidly, inarticulately, and usually unintelligibly in such a rush to tell us the news that she just babbled

Synonyms & Similar Words

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chatted
drooled
chattered
prattled
shouted
muttered
jabbered
gabbled
gibbered
stuttered
sputtered
mumbled
shrieked
blabbered
blathered
screeched
bumbled
gabbed
murmured
yakked
stammered
rattled
trolled
mouthed
prated
drivelled
bleated
blithered
yacked
pattered
smattered
driveled
jangled
chuntered
jawed
ran on
tittle-tattled
maundered

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

pronounced
enunciated
articulated

as in talked

to engage in casual or rambling conversation the little girls babbled contentedly for the whole ride home

Synonyms & Similar Words

chatted
talked
conversed
chattered
prattled
jabbered
gabbled
nattered
gabbed
rattled
cackled
blabbed
prated
schmoozed
discussed
twittered
pattered
kibitzed
rapped
gossiped
shmoozed
visited
jawed
blew smoke
gassed
yammered
chinned
palavered
chaffered
chewed the rag
ran on
kibbitzed
yapped
tattled
chewed the fat
talked a blue streak
shot the breeze
yakked
expatiated
descanted
yacked

单词	babbled
释义	babble verb bab·ble ˈba-bəl babbled; babbling ˈba-b(ə-)liŋ intransitive verb 1 a : to talk enthusiastically or excessively b : to utter meaningless or unintelligible sounds 2 : to make sounds as though babbling transitive verb 1 : to utter in an incoherently or meaninglessly repetitious manner 2 : to reveal by talk that is too free babble noun babblement ˈba-bəl-mənt noun babbler ˈba-b(ə-)lər noun Synonyms bumble chat chatter drivel drool gabble gibber jabber prattle sputter See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences Pay no attention to her. She's just babbling. He'll babble on about sports all night if you let him. Her cousins were babbling in an unfamiliar dialect. Recent Examples on the Web But now, a new study shows that baby parrots do babble. Grrlscientist, Forbes, 21 June 2022 Second, baby parrots tend to babble quietly when no adults are around, often without even fully opening their beaks. Grrlscientist, Forbes, 21 June 2022 Our brooks will babble in the courts, Seeking damages for torts. Elizabeth Kolbert, The New Yorker, 11 Apr. 2022 Our brooks will babble in the courts, Seeking damages for torts. Elizabeth Kolbert, The New Yorker, 11 Apr. 2022 Our brooks will babble in the courts, Seeking damages for torts. Elizabeth Kolbert, The New Yorker, 11 Apr. 2022 Our brooks will babble in the courts, Seeking damages for torts. Elizabeth Kolbert, The New Yorker, 11 Apr. 2022 Our brooks will babble in the courts, Seeking damages for torts. Elizabeth Kolbert, The New Yorker, 11 Apr. 2022 Our brooks will babble in the courts, Seeking damages for torts. Elizabeth Kolbert, The New Yorker, 11 Apr. 2022 See More Word History Etymology Middle English babelen, probably of imitative origin First Known Use 13th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1a Kids Definition babble 1 of 2 verb bab·ble ˈba-bəl babbled; babbling ˈba-bə-liŋ, ˈba-bliŋ 1 : to make meaningless sounds The baby babbled in his crib. 2 : to talk foolishly 3 : to make the sound of a brook babble 2 of 2 noun 1 : talk that is not clear 2 : the sound of a brook babbled verb past tense of babble 1 as in chatted to speak rapidly, inarticulately, and usually unintelligibly in such a rush to tell us the news that she just babbled Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance chatted drooled chattered prattled shouted muttered jabbered gabbled gibbered stuttered sputtered mumbled shrieked blabbered blathered screeched bumbled gabbed murmured yakked stammered rattled trolled mouthed prated drivelled bleated blithered yacked pattered smattered driveled jangled chuntered jawed ran on tittle-tattled maundered Antonyms & Near Antonyms pronounced enunciated articulated 2 as in talked to engage in casual or rambling conversation the little girls babbled contentedly for the whole ride home Synonyms & Similar Words chatted talked conversed chattered prattled jabbered gabbled nattered gabbed rattled cackled blabbed prated schmoozed discussed twittered pattered kibitzed rapped gossiped shmoozed visited jawed blew smoke gassed yammered chinned palavered chaffered chewed the rag ran on kibbitzed yapped tattled chewed the fat talked a blue streak shot the breeze yakked expatiated descanted yacked
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