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babble
[ bab-uhl ]
/ ˈbæb əl /
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verb (used without object), bab·bled, bab·bling.
verb (used with object), bab·bled, bab·bling.
to utter in an incoherent, foolish, or meaningless fashion.
to reveal foolishly or thoughtlessly: to babble a secret.
noun
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Origin of babble
First recorded in 1200–50; Middle English babelen; cognate with Old Norse babbla, Dutch babbelen, German pappelen
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outbabble, verb (used with object), out·bab·bled, out·bab·bling.Words nearby babble
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British Dictionary definitions for babble
babble
/ (ˈbæbəl) /
verb
to utter (words, sounds, etc) in an incoherent or indistinct jumble
(intr) to talk foolishly, incessantly, or irrelevantly
(tr) to disclose (secrets, confidences, etc) carelessly or impulsively
(intr) (of streams, birds, etc) to make a low murmuring or bubbling sound
noun
incoherent or foolish speech; chatter
a murmuring or bubbling sound
Derived forms of babble
babblement, nounbabbling, noun, adjectiveWord Origin for babble
C13: compare Dutch babbelen, Swedish babbla, French babiller to prattle, Latin babulus fool; probably all of imitative origin
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