Synonyms of babble

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noun

as in prattle

unintelligible or meaningless talk

the baby's good-natured babble and random gurglings were cute, but not very helpful in determining what he wanted

Synonyms & Similar Words

• prattle
• nonsense
• gabble
• chatter
• jabber
• gibber
• burble
• gibberish
• mumbo jumbo
• blah
• drivel
• jabberwocky
• double-talk
• blabber
• twaddle
• gab
• slobber
• blah-blah
• abracadabra
• clatter
• double Dutch
• twitter
• prate
• hocus-pocus
• tattle
• patter
• clack
• cackle
• hokeypokey

babble

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verb

1

as in to chatter

to speak rapidly, inarticulately, and usually unintelligibly

in such a rush to tell us the news that she just babbled

Synonyms & Similar Words

• chatter
• chat
• prattle
• drool
• gibber
• gabble
• shout
• jabber
• sputter
• rattle
• drivel
• mutter
• blabber
• mumble
• stutter
• blather
• shriek
• bumble
• blither
• prate
• troll
• gab
• patter
• smatter
• screech
• murmur
• yack
• stammer
• bleat
• mouth
• yak
• jaw
• jangle
• tittle-tattle
• run on
• chunter
• maunder

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• articulate
• pronounce
• enunciate

• articulate
• pronounce
• enunciate

2

as in to chat

to engage in casual or rambling conversation

the little girls babbled contentedly for the whole ride home

Synonyms & Similar Words

• chat
• talk
• converse
• chatter
• prattle
• rattle
• gabble
• prate
• jabber
• blab
• gab
• natter
• patter
• cackle
• schmooze
• discuss
• palaver
• gossip
• rap
• kibitz
• jaw
• shoot the breeze
• run on
• chew the rag
• blow smoke
• twitter
• chin
• visit
• shmooze
• kibbitz
• chaffer
• gas
• chew the fat
• talk a blue streak
• tattle
• expatiate
• yammer
• yap
• descant
• yak
• yack

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