babble

play

verb bab·ble \ˈba-bəl\

Definition of babble

babbled

;

babbling

play \-b(ə-)liŋ\

intransitive verb
1a : to talk enthusiastically or excessivelyb : to utter meaningless or unintelligible sounds
2 : to make sounds as though babbling
transitive verb
1 : to utter in an incoherently or meaninglessly repetitious manner
2 : to reveal by talk that is too free

babble

noun

babblement

play \-bəl-mənt\ noun

babbler

play \-b(ə-)lər\ noun

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See babble defined for kids

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.

Recent Examples of babble from the Web

Family Stream Search: Kids and adults of all ages are invited to dip their hands and toes into our babbling stream.

— charlotteobserver, "Happening nearby in south Charlotte: May 31-June 6, 2017", 29 May 2017
In its way, some moron babbling into a mobile phone is as obtrusive and obnoxious as the idiot who plays his boombox at full throttle in the park.

— tony long, WIRED, "How to Squelch Your Inner Jackass", 19 Jan. 2006

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