had babbled
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past perfectof babble.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
babbleverb (used without object)to utter sounds or words imperfectly, indistinctly, or without meaning.
Example Sentences
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German reports said Arthur E was a diamond trader who had "babbled like a brook" after his arrest.
From BBC ● Sep. 6, 2023
But she had babbled at Murphy who appeared to listen.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2021
Later she heard that on his deathbed her lover had babbled a verse which began on a new note of hope.
From Time Magazine Archive
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As a youngster of three I had babbled of "bars an' buffers," and woven fantastic and marvelous tales of fiction about my imagined adventures—a habit, alas!
From Tales of lonely trails by Zane Grey
Alas! for the peace and purity of the little town that I had babbled about.
From From Sea to Sea Letters of Travel by Rudyard Kipling