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babble

[ bab-uhl ]

verb (used without object)

babbled, babbling.
  1. to utter sounds or words imperfectly, indistinctly, or without meaning.
  2. to talk idly, irrationally, excessively, or foolishly; chatter or prattle.

    Synonyms: , , ,

  3. to make a continuous, murmuring sound.

    Synonyms: , ,



verb (used with object)

babbled, babbling.
  1. to utter in an incoherent, foolish, or meaningless fashion.
  2. to reveal foolishly or thoughtlessly:

    to babble a secret.

noun

  1. inarticulate or imperfect speech.
  2. foolish, meaningless, or incoherent speech; prattle.
  3. a murmuring sound or a confusion of sounds.
  4. Telecommunications. a confused mixture of extraneous sounds in a circuit, resulting from cross talk from other channels. Compare cross talk ( def 1 ).

babble

/ ˈ²úæ²úÉ™±ô /

verb

  1. to utter (words, sounds, etc) in an incoherent or indistinct jumble
  2. intr to talk foolishly, incessantly, or irrelevantly
  3. tr to disclose (secrets, confidences, etc) carelessly or impulsively
  4. intr (of streams, birds, etc) to make a low murmuring or bubbling sound
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. incoherent or foolish speech; chatter
  2. a murmuring or bubbling sound
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈ²ú²¹²ú²ú±ô±ð³¾±ð²Ô³Ù, noun
  • ˈ²ú²¹²ú²ú±ô¾±²Ô²µ, nounadjective
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of babble1

First recorded in 1200–50; Middle English babelen; cognate with Old Norse babbla, Dutch babbelen, German pappelen
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of babble1

C13: compare Dutch babbelen , Swedish babbla , French babiller to prattle, Latin babulus fool; probably all of imitative origin
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Example Sentences

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:

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Trump’s babble about water is so erroneous it often doesn’t make sense.

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Never mind that he constantly babbles, wouldn’t sit down for the interview with “60 Minutes†and lies constantly.

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"Have you got Tourette's or something? You know, you just sit there, babble, babble, babble," he said, responding to the interruptions.

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He has the whole press corps acting as his ghostwriter, sanitizing his babble for the public.

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