babbling+(verb)

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• babble — [c]/ˈbæbəl / (say babuhl) verb (babbled, babbling) –verb (i) 1. to utter words imperfectly or indistinctly. 2. to talk idly, irrationally, or foolishly; chatter: *Macauley let her babble on as though he didn t hear. –d arcy niland, 1955. 3. to… …  

• babble — verb (babbled; babbling) Etymology: Middle English babelen, probably of imitative origin Date: 13th century intransitive verb 1. a. to talk enthusiastically or excessively b. to …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• babble — verb 1》 talk rapidly and continuously in a foolish, excited, or incomprehensible way.     ↘reveal something secret. 2》 [usu. as adjective babbling] (of a stream) make a continuous murmur as the water flows over stones. noun the sound of babbling …   English new terms dictionary

• guggle — verb 1. flow in an irregular current with a bubbling noise babbling brooks • Syn: ↑ripple, ↑babble, ↑burble, ↑bubble, ↑gurgle • Derivationally related forms: ↑gurgle ( …   Useful english dictionary

• blither — verb to talk foolishly The two women babbled and crooned at the baby • Syn: ↑babble, ↑blather, ↑smatter, ↑blether • Derivationally related forms: ↑blether (for: ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

• Reduplication — in linguistics is a morphological process in which the root or stem of a word (or part of it) is repeated exactly or with a slight change. Reduplication is used in inflections to convey a grammatical function, such as plurality, intensification,… …   Wikipedia

• human behaviour — Introduction       the potential and expressed capacity for physical, mental, and social activity during the phases of human life.       Human beings, like other animal species, have a typical life course that consists of successive phases of… …   Universalium

• prattle — [c]/ˈprætl / (say pratl) verb (prattled, prattling) –verb (i) 1. to talk or chatter in a simple minded or foolish way; babble. –verb (t) 2. to utter by chattering or babbling. –noun 3. the act of prattling. 4. chatter; babble. 5. a babbling sound …  

• babble — I UK [ˈbæb(ə)l] / US verb Word forms babble : present tense I/you/we/they babble he/she/it babbles present participle babbling past tense babbled past participle babbled 1) a) [intransitive/transitive] to speak quickly in a way that other people… …   English dictionary

• babble — 1. noun /bæb.əl/ a) Idle talk; senseless prattle; gabble; twaddle. , The babble of our young children. . b) Inarticulate speech, such as was used at the building the tower of Babel; constant or confused murmur …   Wiktionary

• babble — bab|ble1 [ bæbl ] verb 1. ) intransitive or transitive to speak quickly in a way that other people cannot understand easily: He was babbling something about his mother. a ) to talk for a long time about things that are not interesting or… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English