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babble (verb)

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  • 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 — 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 out — verb divulge confidential information or secrets Be careful his secretary talks • Syn: ↑spill the beans, ↑let the cat out of the bag, ↑talk, ↑tattle, ↑blab, ↑peach, ↑babble, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • babble — verb Babble is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑baby …   Collocations 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

  • babble — verb Syn: prattle, rattle on, gabble, chatter, jabber, twitter, burble, blather; informal yatter, blabber, jaw, gas, shoot one s mouth off; Brit.; informal witter, rabbit, chunter, natter, waffle …   Synonyms and antonyms 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 — [[t]bæ̱b(ə)l[/t]] babbles, babbling, babbled 1) VERB If someone babbles, they talk in a confused or excited way. [V on/away] Momma babbled on and on about how he was ruining me... They all babbled simultaneously... [V with quote] Er, hello,… …   English dictionary

  • 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 — [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 — 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

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