babble
verb (used without object)
to utter sounds or words imperfectly, indistinctly, or without meaning.
was babbling
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past progressiveof babble.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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Although she was still coherent enough to recount what we had done during the day, sometimes it sounded like she was babbling.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 23, 2022
“I was babbling a little, but I got my point across in a polite and direct fashion,” Ms. Wilkinson told The Washington Post.
From Washington Times ● Jun. 24, 2018
“I was babbling a little, but I got my point across in a polite and direct fashion,” Wilkinson said.
From Slate ● Jun. 23, 2018
Perhaps this is the being Luthor was babbling about in his final scene?
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 29, 2016
I didn't get what he was babbling about, till the lettuce finally came up in wavy lines and bunches instead of straight rows.
From "Seedfolks" by Paul Fleischman
