babbled; babbling
ˈba-b(ə-)liŋ 
1
a
: to talk enthusiastically or excessively
b
: to utter meaningless or unintelligible sounds
2
: to make sounds as though babbling
1
: to utter in an incoherently or meaninglessly repetitious manner
2
: to reveal by talk that is too free
Examples of babble in a Sentence
Pay no attention to her. She's just babbling.
He'll babble on about sports all night if you let him.
Her cousins were babbling in an unfamiliar dialect.
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In late September, this idyllic place with its modest homes, babbling creeks and bumpy country roads was rocked as Hurricane Helene swept into the Carolinas, dropping torrential rainfall and bringing high winds.
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Ryan Kellman, NPR, 10 June 2025
Yet the sequel also arrived the year after the first election of Donald Trump, a figure seemingly drawn from Lynch’s menagerie of babbling weirdos.
—Alison Herman, Variety, 16 Jan. 2025
Billy, born in a television episode airing this spring, quietly babbles as Sedona, 4 and precocious, manages her younger brother Liam, 2.
—Hunter Harris, Vulture, 5 May 2025
And her new partner, Lafferty (Dash Mihok), an old buddy of her dismissive boss (Patch Darragh), would rather babble about his digestive woes than help the desperate women of Kensington.
—Judy Berman, TIME, 12 Mar. 2025
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Ryan Kellman, NPR, 10 June 2025
Yet the sequel also arrived the year after the first election of Donald Trump, a figure seemingly drawn from Lynch’s menagerie of babbling weirdos.
—Alison Herman, Variety, 16 Jan. 2025
Billy, born in a television episode airing this spring, quietly babbles as Sedona, 4 and precocious, manages her younger brother Liam, 2.
—Hunter Harris, Vulture, 5 May 2025
And her new partner, Lafferty (Dash Mihok), an old buddy of her dismissive boss (Patch Darragh), would rather babble about his digestive woes than help the desperate women of Kensington.
—Judy Berman, TIME, 12 Mar. 2025
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“Babble.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/babble. Accessed 13 Jul. 2025.
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