Sekirov Dictionary

babble

/ˈbæb.(ə)l/

verb 6
noun 3
forms 4

verb6

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To utter words indistinctly or unintelligibly; to utter inarticulate sounds
- The men were babbling, so we couldn't make sense of anything.
To talk incoherently; to utter meaningless words.
To utter in an indistinct or incoherent way; to repeat words or sounds in a childish way without understanding.
•
To talk too much; to chatter; to prattle.
- She babbled on for hours about the importance of some new gadget.
•
To make a continuous murmuring noise, like shallow water running over stones.
- Hounds are said to babble, or to be babbling, when they are too noisy after having found a good scent.
To reveal; to give away (a secret).

noun3

•
Idle talk; senseless prattle.
- This is mere moral babble. — 1634
•
Inarticulate speech; constant or confused murmur.
- [M]an has an instinctive tendency to speak, as we see in the babble of our young children; whilst no child has an instinctive tendency to brew, bake, or write. — 1871
•
A sound like that of water gently flowing around obstructions.
- [T]he babble of the stream / Fell, and without the steady glare / Shrank the sick olive sere and small. — 1832

forms

babbled · babbling · babbles · babbleth

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