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Learn to pronounce bab·ble

/ˈbab(ə)l/
verb
  1. talk rapidly and continuously in a foolish, excited, or incomprehensible way.
    "they babbled on about their vacation"
    synonyms: prattle, rattle on, gabble, chatter, jabber, twitter, go on, run on, prate, ramble, burble, blather, blether, blither, maunder, drivel, patter, yap, jibber-jabber, slabber, gab, yak, yackety-yak, yabber, yatter, yammer, blabber, jaw, gas, shoot one's mouth off, witter, rabbit, chunter, natter, waffle, run off at the mouth, mag, twaddle, clack, twattle
  2. (of flowing water) make a continuous murmuring sound.
    "the shallow river babbled over smooth rocks"
    synonyms: burble, murmur, gurgle, purl, tinkle, plash

noun
  1. the sound of people talking simultaneously.
    "the answers were difficult to hear amid the babble of conversation"
  2. the continuous murmuring sound of flowing water.
    "the babble of a brook"

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1. a : to talk enthusiastically or excessively b : to utter meaningless or unintelligible sounds 2. to make sounds as though
To babble is to talk on and on without a particular goal. It might drive you crazy when your little sister babbles endlessly about her favorite video game.
to talk or say something in a quick, confused, excited, or silly way: The children babbled excitedly among themselves.
to talk idly, irrationally, excessively, or foolishly; chatter or prattle. Synonyms: blather, drivel, gabble, chitchat to make a continuous, murmuring sound.
babble in American English · 1. to make incoherent sounds, as a baby does; prattle · 2. to talk foolishly or too much; blab · 3. to make a low, bubbling sound, ...
BABBLE meaning: 1 : to talk foolishly or too much; 2 : to make speech sounds that do not make sense to the hearer.
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to talk quickly in a way that is difficult to understand. They were all babbling away in a foreign language. I realized I was babbling like an idiot.
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Noun · Idle talk; senseless prattle. Synonyms: gabble, twaddle · Inarticulate speech; constant or confused murmur.
There are nine meanings listed in OED's entry for the verb babble. See 'Meaning & use' for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.
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Aug 18, 2024 · The meaning of BABBLING is idle, foolish, or nonsensical talk or chatter. How to use babbling in a sentence.