babbled

verb

past tense of babble
1
as in chatted
to speak rapidly, inarticulately, and usually unintelligibly in such a rush to tell us the news that she just babbled

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2
as in talked
to engage in casual or rambling conversation the little girls babbled contentedly for the whole ride home

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Recent Examples of babbled But Bhatta was hypothermic and occasionally babbled gibberish. — Gregory Thomas, San Francisco Chronicle, 14 Mar. 2026 As Lindell babbled on about baseless conspiracy theories involving voting in De Baraso’s home state of Georgia, the 12-year-old shut him down. — Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 16 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for babbled
  1. chatted
  2. talked
  3. chattered
  4. conversed
  5. drooled
  6. shouted
  7. sputtered
  8. muttered
Verb
  • Attendees chatted and celebrated another successful season with Silvia Prada behind the DJ booth.
    — Fairchild Studio, Footwear News, 30 Sep. 2026
  • During pre-show cocktails in the Grand Tier Bar, Sigourney Weaver chatted with Frances McDormand as Katie Holmes arrived with her artist beau, Jason Bard Yarmosky.
    — Christopher Barnard, Vogue, 23 Sep. 2026
Definition of chatted
Verb
  • But after returning to Kansas City following that second interview in the Windy City, Matthews talked with then-Royals owner Ewing Kauffman.
    — Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 1 Oct. 2026
  • Read Cep’s Profile of Kingsolver » Our editors and critics choose the most captivating, notable, brilliant, surprising, absorbing, weird, thought-provoking, and talked-about books.
    — Casey Cep, New Yorker, 30 Sep. 2026
Definition of talked
Verb
  • Some raved about the experience to those in line while others chattered among themselves about their thoughts.
    — Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 1 Oct. 2026
  • As the courtroom cleared, a jumble of spectators and journalists chattered about the whiplash.
    — Nicki Brown, CNN Money, 6 Sep. 2026
Definition of chattered
Verb
  • Essential California checked out the trials, tested airport counters, walked through the terminal’s new gates and conversed with excited passengers looking forward to their next flight out of Burbank.
    — Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 26 Sep. 2026
  • Hemingway commended Salinger, then a twenty-five-year-old staff sergeant, on his short stories, and the two conversed for hours.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of conversed
Verb
  • Who had broken a wrist on the back-yard flagstones, drooled cherry medicine down her sleeping face on the car ride back from the hospital.
    — Emma Cline, New Yorker, 9 Aug. 2026
  • For Valentine's Day 2026, the retailer released a confetti glass icon candle that shoppers drooled over.
    — Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 June 2026
Definition of drooled
Verb
  • During her speech, SZA shouted out New Jersey’s own Lauryn Hill, who attended the same high school as her.
    — Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 25 Sep. 2026
  • Suddenly the question isn't something being shouted across cable-news panels.
    — Jonathan Flora OutKick, FOXNews.com, 25 Sep. 2026
Definition of shouted
Verb
  • The Current sputtered out of the World Cup break, gathering two wins, four draws and four losses while Chawinga was out of the lineup.
    — PJ Green, Kansas City Star, 26 Sep. 2026
  • As the lethal dose of the sedative pentobarbital began flowing, Ramey took a deep breath, sputtered and began snoring.
    — MICHAEL GRACZYK, Arkansas Online, 24 Sep. 2026
Definition of sputtered
Verb
  • Heti stared at the drawing in front of her and muttered whatever under her breath.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 22 Sep. 2026
  • Bat met ball and, under his breath, Astros manager Joe Espada muttered an expletive.
    — Chandler Rome, New York Times, 29 June 2026
Definition of muttered

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“Babbled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/babbled. Accessed 4 Oct. 2026.

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