noun
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a person who babbles
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any of various insect-eating birds of the Old World tropics and subtropics that have a loud incessant song: family Muscicapidae (warblers, thrushes, etc)
Etymology
Origin of babbler
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Meanwhile, the southern pied babbler does not, in fact, merely babble.
From Salon ● May 29, 2025
A natural babbler with no filter, Doug apologizes for his, er, stomach issues.
From New York Times ● Jul. 22, 2015
Trying to describe the movie's plot can leave one similarly feeling like an incoherent babbler.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 30, 2015
The babbler had decided that there was a better future in painting.
From Time Magazine Archive
"That is a good point, old babbler," said Rabadash.
From "The Horse and His Boy" by C.S. Lewis
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