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verb

present participle of babble
1
as in chatting
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 talking
to engage in casual or rambling conversation the little girls babbled contentedly for the whole ride home

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Recent Examples of babbling
Noun
Holmes’ feed is a babbling stream of self-help epigrams, ankle-deep reflections and many, many photos of herself. — Mark Z. Barabak, Mercury News, 10 Dec. 2025 Are the adults responding to the cooing and babbling of kids who are not old enough to talk, but who are definitely old enough to learn and to develop their brains' power? — Alan J. Borsuk, jsonline.com, 21 Nov. 2025
Verb
Each treatment villa creates a moment—opening up onto a bespoke, private slice of babbling brook and lush jungle, the sounds of which perfectly underscore any massage. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 May 2026 The key to the program is the devices inside the vests, which recognize the pitch of a child speaking or a baby babbling and the pitch of an adult and capture when an adult speaks and a child or baby responds or vice versa. — Michael Cuglietta, The Orlando Sentinel, 29 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for babbling
Recent Examples of Synonyms for babbling
  1. babble
  2. chatting
  3. talking
  4. prattle
  5. drooling
  6. conversing
  7. chattering
  8. shouting
Noun
  • Companies modelled after Mary Kay that have reprised empowerment babble for their founders’ gain are mentioned but receive scarce judgment.
    — Lauren Michele Jackson, New Yorker, 15 July 2026
  • The film almost completely drops any and all scientific babble from the book in favor of character development, action sequences, and emotional gut punches.
    — Matthew Razak, Space.com, 23 Mar. 2026
Definition of babble
Verb
  • That morning, Sherron Dudley stopped into Ray Food Market and began chatting with Olivares.
    — Joe Hernandez, NPR, 23 July 2026
  • While chatting with 12-year-old Alex Hill during his hospital visit, Harry discovered the kid was an Aston Villa fan.
    — Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 23 July 2026
Definition of chatting
Verb
  • Paramount executives are certainly talking a big game in public.
    — Rick Ellis, Forbes.com, 25 July 2026
  • James wasn’t talking to any team executives about official business.
    — David Aldridge, New York Times, 25 July 2026
Definition of talking
Noun
  • The Korean Football Association was furious, responding to this juvenile, but ultimately harmless, prattle by boycotting the Korean press.
    — E. Tammy Kim, New Yorker, 24 June 2026
  • Some of the prattle can feel like treading water, a delaying tactic until the inevitable confrontation scene.
    — Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 17 Apr. 2026
Definition of prattle
Verb
  • Some of the signs of overheating include heavy panting or drooling, a rapid pulse, bright red gums or tongue, labored breathing, difficulty standing, vomiting or diarrhea and a fever.
    — Cody Godwin, USA Today, 16 July 2026
  • If your pet is vomiting, drooling, showing weakness or having trouble swallowing or breathing, head directly to a veterinary hospital.
    — Ryan Brennan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 July 2026
Definition of drooling
Verb
  • The series will feature Questlove and three guests playing a variety of games from Uno to Jenga to original Questlove creations, all while conversing about their lives and careers.
    — Mya Copeland, Variety, 2 July 2026
  • This is because any of various chatbots can induce in us an irresistible sense of our conversing with an actual person.
    — Joel Marks, Hartford Courant, 17 June 2026
Definition of conversing
Noun
  • Molly’s dialogue meanders between mindless chattering and singing to herself, musing on the mythological origins of asteroid names, recalling bittersweet memories of her wife and reflecting on faith, science and the afterlife.
    — Emily McClanathan, Chicago Tribune, 22 May 2026
  • In lieu of keyboards clicking, the sounds of chattering and forks scraping plates fill the space.
    — Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 4 May 2026
Definition of chattering
Verb
  • Relief pitcher Caleb Ferguson was not happy, shouting obscenities at the umpire and ripping him for his appearance.
    — Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 21 July 2026
  • Chappell likens it to a room shouting at you—too many patterns can look turbulent rather than playful, bold, and curated.
    — Kristina McGuirk, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 July 2026
Definition of shouting

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