babble
verb (used without object)
to utter sounds or words imperfectly, indistinctly, or without meaning.
babbled
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past participleof babble.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof babble.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
babbleverb (used without object)to utter sounds or words imperfectly, indistinctly, or without meaning.
Example Sentences
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I spent days pressing a light-up toy when we said his name to draw his attention and babbled incessantly in his face so he could copy my lip patterns.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2025
German reports said Arthur E was a diamond trader who had "babbled like a brook" after his arrest.
From BBC ● Sep. 6, 2023
Parents wiping schmear from their children's cheeks as the little ones babbled and squawked.
From Salon ● Mar. 21, 2022
Any time he messed up or babbled nonsense, I put him in his place, and he would stay there.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 2, 2021
As Tamika babbled on, I thought about how much everything had changed.
From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas
