babble

bab·ble

B0002600 (băb′əl)v. bab·bled, bab·bling, bab·bles v.intr.1. To utter a meaningless confusion of words or sounds: Babies babble before they can talk.2. To talk foolishly or idly; chatter: "As I babbled on ... I did not notice that my parents, in the front seat, had fallen completely silent" (Oliver Sacks).3. To make a continuous low, murmuring sound, as flowing water.v.tr.1. To utter rapidly and indistinctly: "Toward the end he babbled old stories, randomly cobbled together" (Julia Whitty).2. To blurt out impulsively; disclose without careful consideration.n.1. Inarticulate or meaningless talk or sounds.2. Idle or foolish talk; chatter.3. A continuous low, murmuring sound, as of flowing water.

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[Middle English babelen.]

babble

(ˈbæbəl) vb1. to utter (words, sounds, etc) in an incoherent or indistinct jumble2. (intr) to talk foolishly, incessantly, or irrelevantly3. (tr) to disclose (secrets, confidences, etc) carelessly or impulsively4. (intr) (of streams, birds, etc) to make a low murmuring or bubbling soundn5. incoherent or foolish speech; chatter6. a murmuring or bubbling sound[C13: compare Dutch babbelen, Swedish babbla, French babiller to prattle, Latin babulus fool; probably all of imitative origin] ˈbabblement n ˈbabbling n, adj

bab•ble

(ˈbæb əl)

v. -bled, -bling,
n. v.i. 1. to utter sounds or words imperfectly, indistinctly, or without meaning. 2. to talk idly, irrationally, excessively, or foolishly; chatter or prattle. 3. to make a continuous murmuring sound. v.t. 4. to utter in an incoherent or meaningless fashion. 5. to reveal foolishly or thoughtlessly: to babble a secret. n. 6. inarticulate or imperfect speech. 7. foolish or incoherent speech; prattle. 8. a murmuring sound or sounds. [1200–50; Middle English babelen, of expressive orig.; compare Middle Low German babbelen] bab′bler, n.

Babble

 barbers collectively—Lipton, 1970

babble

Past participle: babbled
Gerund: babbling

Imperative
babble
babble

Present
I babble
you babble
he/she/it babbles
we babble
you babble
they babble

Preterite
I babbled
you babbled
he/she/it babbled
we babbled
you babbled
they babbled

Present Continuous
I am babbling
you are babbling
he/she/it is babbling
we are babbling
you are babbling
they are babbling

Present Perfect
I have babbled
you have babbled
he/she/it has babbled
we have babbled
you have babbled
they have babbled

Past Continuous
I was babbling
you were babbling
he/she/it was babbling
we were babbling
you were babbling
they were babbling

Past Perfect
I had babbled
you had babbled
he/she/it had babbled
we had babbled
you had babbled
they had babbled

Future
I will babble
you will babble
he/she/it will babble
we will babble
you will babble
they will babble

Future Perfect
I will have babbled
you will have babbled
he/she/it will have babbled
we will have babbled
you will have babbled
they will have babbled

Future Continuous
I will be babbling
you will be babbling
he/she/it will be babbling
we will be babbling
you will be babbling
they will be babbling

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been babbling
you have been babbling
he/she/it has been babbling
we have been babbling
you have been babbling
they have been babbling

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been babbling
you will have been babbling
he/she/it will have been babbling
we will have been babbling
you will have been babbling
they will have been babbling

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been babbling
you had been babbling
he/she/it had been babbling
we had been babbling
you had been babbling
they had been babbling

Conditional
I would babble
you would babble
he/she/it would babble
we would babble
you would babble
they would babble

Past Conditional
I would have babbled
you would have babbled
he/she/it would have babbled
we would have babbled
you would have babbled
they would have babbled

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	babble - gibberish resembling the sounds of a babybabbling, lallationgibber, gibberish - unintelligible talking
Verb	1.	babble - utter meaningless sounds, like a baby, or utter in an incoherent way; "The old man is only babbling--don't pay attention"mouth, speak, talk, verbalise, verbalize, utter - express in speech; "She talks a lot of nonsense"; "This depressed patient does not verbalize"
	2.	babble - to talk foolishly; "The two women babbled and crooned at the baby"blather, blether, blither, smatterblabber, palaver, piffle, prate, prattle, tattle, tittle-tattle, twaddle, gabble, gibber, blab, clack, maunder, chatter - speak (about unimportant matters) rapidly and incessantly
	3.	babble - flow in an irregular current with a bubbling noise; "babbling brooks"burble, guggle, gurgle, ripple, bubblesound, go - make a certain noise or sound; "She went `Mmmmm'"; "The gun went `bang'"gurgle - make sounds similar to gurgling water; "The baby gurgled with satisfaction when the mother tickled it"
	4.	babble - divulge confidential information or secrets; "Be careful--his secretary talks"babble out, blab, blab out, let the cat out of the bag, peach, spill the beans, tattle, talk, singdisclose, let on, divulge, expose, give away, let out, reveal, unwrap, discover, bring out, break - make known to the public information that was previously known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a secret; "The auction house would not disclose the price at which the van Gogh had sold"; "The actress won't reveal how old she is"; "bring out the truth"; "he broke the news to her"; "unwrap the evidence in the murder case"talk, spill - reveal information; "If you don't oblige me, I'll talk!"; "The former employee spilled all the details"

babble

verb1. gabble, chatter, gush, spout, waffle (informal, chiefly Brit.), splutter, gaggle, burble, prattle, gibber, rabbit on (Brit. informal), jabber, prate They all babbled simultaneously.2. gurgle, lap, bubble, splash, murmur, ripple, burble, plash a brook babbling only yards from the doornoun1. gabble, chatter, burble, prattle, blabber He couldn't make himself heard above the babble.2. gibberish, waffle (informal, chiefly Brit.), drivel, twaddle lots of babble about strategies and tactics

babble

verb1. To talk rapidly, incoherently, or indistinctly:blather, chatter, gabble, gibber, jabber, prate, prattle.2. To talk volubly, persistently, and usually inconsequentially:blabber, chatter, chitchat, clack, jabber, palaver, prate, prattle, rattle (on), run on.Informal: go on, spiel.Slang: gab, gas, jaw, yak.Idioms: run off at the mouth, shoot the breeze.noun1. Unintelligible or foolish talk:blather, blatherskite, double talk, gabble, gibberish, jabber, jabberwocky, jargon, nonsense, prate, prattle, twaddle.2. Incessant and usually inconsequential talk:blab, blabber, chat, chatter, chitchat, jabber, palaver, prate, prattle, small talk.Slang: gab, gas, yak.

Translations

唠叨喋喋不休潺潺作声胡言乱语

babble

(ˈbӕbl) verb1. to talk indistinctly or foolishly. What are you babbling about now? 胡言亂語，喃喃自語 唠叨，喋喋不休，胡言乱语 2. to make a continuous and indistinct noise. The stream babbled over the pebbles. (流水)潺潺作聲 （流水）潺潺作声 noun such talk or noises. 胡言亂語 胡言乱语