babble
verb (used without object)
to utter sounds or words imperfectly, indistinctly, or without meaning.
were 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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In addition, we finally know what members were babbling about last week when they talked about creating a “bridge to the legal immigration system” rather than a “special path to citizenship.”
From Slate ● Jun. 14, 2018
Many of the babies were not yet speaking, but they were babbling, looking at the screen and making other utterances in response.
From Slate ● Sep. 9, 2013
Schoolchildren who a moment ago were babbling and twitching like a flock of noisy starlings now sit jammed in their seats, motionless, their young eyes straining to see.
From Time Magazine Archive
The crazy flyers were babbling things like 'Me-109 at 2 o'clock high!' and going 'Ack-ack-ack-ack!'
From Time Magazine Archive
All around us the summer-holiday guests in this rather grand hotel were babbling away and tucking into their suppers.
From "The Witches" by Roald Dahl
