Definition of babble - Reverso English Dictionary
Verb
1.
disclose secretstr. reveal secrets carelesslytr.
- He babbled the surprise party details to her.
2.
communicationintr. talk rapidly and continuously in a foolish wayintr.
- She began to babble about her day at the office..
3.
inarticulate soundstr. utter indistinct or meaningless soundstr.
- The baby babbled happily in the crib.
4.
confused talkintr. speak in a confused or excited wayintr.
- She babbled on about her new project.
5.
natural soundintr. make a continuous murmuring soundintr.
- The brook babbled gently over the rocks.
Noun
1.
confused speechinarticulate or confused speech
- The room was filled with the babble of voices.
2.
communicationidle talk or senseless chatter
- Their conversation was just meaningless babble.
3.
soundcontinuous murmuring sound
- The babble of the brook was soothing..
4.
naturesound like water flowing gently
- The babble of the brook was soothing.
Expressions with babble
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speak continuously about unimportant things
She would babble away for hours about her day.
speak quickly and incoherently
He babbled out his thoughts in a panic.
confused sound made by many people talking together
The babble of voices filled the busy cafeteria.
Origin of babble
Middle English, babel (confused noise)
Examples of babble in a sentence
Don't babble about the confidential meeting. He would babble on the phone for hours. The child began to babble excitedly about the new toy. She babbled on the phone for hours. The stream babbled gently over the rocks. He babbled incoherently after the shocking news.
The toddler babbled happily in the playpen. The stream babbled beneath the wooden bridge. Water babbled softly from the fountain. Children's babble echoed through the playground. The babble of the brook was soothing to hear. The meeting was filled with pointless babble. Her babble was hard to follow. The babble of the crowd grew louder. I could hear the babble of the children playing. The babble of the fountain was calming. She listened to the babble of the stream.
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- French:vendre la mèche, babil, ...
- German:ausplaudern, Geplapper, ...
- Italian:spifferare, mormorio, ...
- Spanish:balbucear, murmullo, ...
- Portuguese:revelar, murmúrio, ...
- Chinese:泄露, 含糊不清的言语, ...
- Japanese:漏らす, ざわめき, ...
- Arabic:ثَرْثَر, ثَرْثَرَة, ...
- Hebrew:לְפַטְפֵּט, מִלְמוּל, ...
- Russian:проболтаться, бормотание, ...
- Ukrainian:пробовтатися, бурмотіння, ...
- Hindi:लापरवाही से बताना, बड़बड़ाहट, ...
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