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• 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 — Bab ble, n. 1. Idle talk; senseless prattle; gabble; twaddle. This is mere moral babble. Milton. [1913 Webster] 2. Inarticulate speech; constant or confused murmur. [1913 Webster] The babble of our young children. Darwin. [1913 Webster] The… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• babble — [bab′əl] vi. babbled, babbling [ME bablen; akin to Norw bable, Swed babbla, Ger babbeln, to prattle, L balbutire, to stammer, Sans balbuthah, stammerer: of echoic orig.] 1. to make incoherent sounds, as a baby does; prattle 2. to talk foolishly… …   English World dictionary

• babble — I n. childish; confused; incessant babble II v. 1) to babble ceaselessly, incessantly 2) (B) he babbled a few words to her 3) (D; intr.) to babble about * * * [ bæb(ə)l] confused incessant babble incessantly (B) he babbled a few words to her (D;… …   Combinatory dictionary

• 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 — 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 [ˈbæbəl] v [Date: 1200 1300; Origin: Probably from the sound] 1.) [I and 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.) to make a sound like water moving… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• babble — /bab euhl/, v., babbled, babbling, 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.… …   Universalium

• 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 — 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