babble (noun)

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• 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 in a foolish, excited, or incomprehensible way. 2) (of a stream) make a continuous murmur as the water flows over stones. ► NOUN ▪ the sound of babbling. DERIVATIVES babbler noun. ORIGIN Low German babbelen, or an… …   English terms 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 — 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 — 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

• babble — 1 verb 1 (I, T) to speak quickly in a way that is difficult to understand or sounds silly: I have no idea what he was babbling on about. 2 (I) to make a sound like water moving over stones babbler noun (C) 2 noun (singular) 1 the confused sound… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• babble — 1. verb 1) Betty babbled about the stupidest things Syn: prattle, rattle on, chatter, jabber, twitter, go on, run on, prate, ramble, burble, blather; informal gab, yap, yak, yabber, yatter, yammer, blabber …   Thesaurus of popular words

• babble — [ˈbæb(ə)l] verb [I/T] I to speak quickly in a way that is boring or difficult to understand II noun [singular] babble [ˈbæb(ə)l] the noise of a lot of voices all talking at the same time …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English

• 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 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

• babble — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. i. chatter, prattle, gossip; rave, gibber; gurgle. See loquacity, unmeaningness. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. jabber, chatter, twaddle; see nonsense 1 . v. Syn. talk incoherently, chatter, prattle, blab,… …   English dictionary for students