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
  • In these ornate halls, while those with more serious ailments might soak in mineral baths or endure being wrapped in a wet sheet for the sake of their health, others played cards, chatted with friends, and attended concerts.
    — Veronique Greenwood, Time, 9 July 2026
  • The prior day, Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-South Dakota, also chatted with McConnell.
    — Zachary Schermele, USA Today, 7 July 2026
Definition of chatted
Verb
  • Both of the soon-to-be newlyweds have talked openly about wanting to have kids.
    — Bryan West, USA Today, 4 July 2026
  • Gyllenhaal received the President’s Award on Friday at the festival’s opening night ceremony, and talked to the international press on Saturday in a suite at the neo-baroque Grand Hotel Pupp in Karlovy Vary.
    — Carole Horst, Variety, 4 July 2026
Definition of talked
Verb
  • The youthful musicians chattered away like creatures of the Transylvanian night.
    — Alex Ross, New Yorker, 29 June 2026
  • Vuvuzelas honked like a chorus of drunk geese, and spectators chattered excitedly.
    — Ryan Lenora Brown, NPR, 14 June 2026
Definition of chattered
Verb
  • As the players conversed and enjoyed their afternoon off, a curious Andrés, then 18 years old, peered through the kitchen window, too shy to join the conversation.
    — Felipe Cardenas, New York Times, 1 July 2026
  • But Feaster also found other accounts that described Müller’s device as a puppet that conversed with audiences.
    — Ron Cowen, Scientific American, 3 June 2026
Definition of conversed
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  • 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
  • Fighter Josh Hokit drooled at the weigh-in in front of the Lincoln Memorial.
    — Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 17 June 2026
Definition of drooled
Verb
  • Some shouted out cult classics like Possession (1981), in which Neill provided the ballast that allowed his co-star Isabelle Adjani the chance to dive headfirst into the deep end, or the Hitchcock thriller on a boat Dead Calm (1989).
    — David Fear, Rolling Stone, 13 July 2026
  • Thornton, the only starter in double figures, shouted out the bench, which combined for 52 points.
    — Michael Nowels, Mercury News, 9 July 2026
Definition of shouted
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  • The team eventually sputtered, missing the postseason in each of the past three seasons.
    — Ken Rosenthal, New York Times, 30 June 2026
  • As Messi roared, his long-term rival, Cristiano Ronaldo, sputtered.
    — Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 29 June 2026
Definition of sputtered
Verb
  • Bat met ball and, under his breath, Astros manager Joe Espada muttered an expletive.
    — Chandler Rome, New York Times, 29 June 2026
  • In the shadows of the long-hut, the elders muttered among themselves—of portents and crops and weather and the storage of grain.
    — Maggie O’Farrell, Literary Hub, 2 June 2026
Definition of muttered

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