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bab·ble
(băb′əl)v. bab·bled, bab·bling, bab·bles
v.intr.
1. To utter a meaningless confusion of words or sounds: Babies babble before they can talk.
2. To talk foolishly or idly; chatter: "As I babbled on ... I did not notice that my parents, in the front seat, had fallen completely silent" (Oliver Sacks).
3. To make a continuous low, murmuring sound, as flowing water.
v.tr.
1. To utter rapidly and indistinctly: "Toward the end he babbled old stories, randomly cobbled together" (Julia Whitty).
2. To blurt out impulsively; disclose without careful consideration.
n.
1. Inarticulate or meaningless talk or sounds.
2. Idle or foolish talk; chatter.
3. A continuous low, murmuring sound, as of flowing water.
[Middle English babelen.]
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babble
(ˈbæbəl)vb
1. to utter (words, sounds, etc) in an incoherent or indistinct jumble
2. (intr) to talk foolishly, incessantly, or irrelevantly
3. (tr) to disclose (secrets, confidences, etc) carelessly or impulsively
4. (intr) (of streams, birds, etc) to make a low murmuring or bubbling sound
n
5. incoherent or foolish speech; chatter
6. a murmuring or bubbling sound
[C13: compare Dutch babbelen, Swedish babbla, French babiller to prattle, Latin babulus fool; probably all of imitative origin]
ˈbabblement n
ˈbabbling n, adj
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bab•ble
(ˈbæb əl)v. -bled, -bling,
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. to utter in an incoherent or meaningless fashion.
5. to reveal foolishly or thoughtlessly: to babble a secret.
n. 6. inarticulate or imperfect speech.
7. foolish or incoherent speech; prattle.
8. a murmuring sound or sounds.
[1200–50; Middle English babelen, of expressive orig.; compare Middle Low German babbelen]
bab′bler, n.
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Babble
barbers collectively—Lipton, 1970Dictionary of Collective Nouns and Group Terms. Copyright 2008 The Gale Group, Inc. All rights reserved.
babble
Past participle: babbled
Gerund: babbling
| Imperative |
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| babble |
| babble |
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| Noun | 1. |  babble - gibberish resembling the sounds of a baby |
| Verb | 1. | babble - utter meaningless sounds, like a baby, or utter in an incoherent way; "The old man is only babbling--don't pay attention" |
| 2. |  babble - to talk foolishly; "The two women babbled and crooned at the baby" | |
| 3. |  babble - flow in an irregular current with a bubbling noise; "babbling brooks"gurgle - make sounds similar to gurgling water; "The baby gurgled with satisfaction when the mother tickled it" | |
| 4. |  babble - divulge confidential information or secrets; "Be careful--his secretary talks"disclose, let on, divulge, expose, give away, let out, reveal, unwrap, discover, bring out, break - make known to the public information that was previously known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a secret; "The auction house would not disclose the price at which the van Gogh had sold"; "The actress won't reveal how old she is"; "bring out the truth"; "he broke the news to her"; "unwrap the evidence in the murder case" |
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babble
verb
noun
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babble
verb1. To talk rapidly, incoherently, or indistinctly:
1. Unintelligible or foolish talk:
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Translations
ثَرْثَره ، خَريريُثَرثِر، يَتَكَلَّم بِحَماقَهيخرِّ
blábolbubláníbublatžvanit
ævleklukkekneverpalaverplabre
csobogcsobogásgügyöggügyögés
hjal, bablmasa, òvælaniîa
čiurlenimasčiurlentiplepėtitaukštitauškimas
burbuļošanaburbuļotčalošanačalotpļāpāšana
bublaniebublať
ağzında gevelemekboş lâfçağıldamakçağıltıgevezelik
babble
[ˈbæbl]A. N [of baby] → balbuceo m; [of stream] → murmullo m (= small talk) → cháchara f
a babble of voices arose → se oyó un murmullo de voces
a babble of voices arose → se oyó un murmullo de voces
B. VI
1. [person] (= talk to excess) → parlotear; (= gossip) → chismorrear, cotillear
C. VT → decir balbuceando
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babble
n
(of stream) → Murmeln nt no pl (liter), → Plätschern nt no pl
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
babble
[ˈbæbl]2. vi (indistinctly) → farfugliare; (chatter) → cianciare; (baby) → balbettare; (stream) → gorgogliare
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
babble
(ˈbӕbl) verb1. to talk indistinctly or foolishly. What are you babbling about now?
2. to make a continuous and indistinct noise. The stream babbled over the pebbles.
noun such talk or noises.
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babble
n. balbuceo;
v. balbucear.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012
babble
(ped) n balbuceo; vi balbucearEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.