babble
to utter sounds or words imperfectly, indistinctly, or without meaning.
to talk idly, irrationally, excessively, or foolishly; chatter or prattle.
to make a continuous, murmuring sound.
to utter in an incoherent, foolish, or meaningless fashion.
to reveal foolishly or thoughtlessly: to babble a secret.
inarticulate or imperfect speech.
foolish, meaningless, or incoherent speech; prattle.
a murmuring sound or a confusion of sounds.
Telecommunications. a confused mixture of extraneous sounds in a circuit, resulting from cross talk from other channels.: Compare cross talk (def. 1).
Origin of babble
1Other words for babble
Other words from babble
- outbabble, verb (used with object), out·bab·bled, out·bab·bling.
Words that may be confused with babble
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How to use babble in a sentence
He babbled about green fields and was unaware of her presence.
She appeared to wander in her mind, for sometimes her words were coherent, at other times she merely babbled.
The Floating Light of the Goodwin Sands | R.M. BallantyneThere were times when she babbled of faraway scenes, of Williamsburg and her old home, of the streets of Norfolk and Richmond.
A Virginia Scout | Hugh PendexterCarl babbled continually while he and Matt were eating, but Matt had very little to say in reply.
Motor Matt's Mystery | Stanley R. MatthewsWeirdly the brook babbled through its strange chords to end in the sound that was hollow.
The Man of the Forest | Zane Grey
She had babbled the name in her cradle days, her earliest rambles had been through its grassy paths.
The Incendiary | W. A. (William Augustine) Leahy
British Dictionary definitions for babble
/ (ˈbæbəl) /
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
incoherent or foolish speech; chatter
a murmuring or bubbling sound
Origin of babble
1Derived forms of babble
- babblement, noun
- babbling, noun, adjective
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