babble

bab·ble  (bbl)

v. bab·bled, bab·bling, bab·bles

v.intr.

1. To utter a meaningless confusion of words or sounds: Babies babble before they can talk.

2. To talk foolishly or idly; chatter: "In 1977 [he] was thought of as crazy because he was babbling about supply side" (Newt Gingrich).

3. To make a continuous low, murmuring sound, as flowing water.

v.tr.

1. To utter rapidly and indistinctly.

2. To blurt out impulsively; disclose without careful consideration.

n.

1. Inarticulate or meaningless talk or sounds.

2. Idle or foolish talk; chatter.

3. A continuous low, murmuring sound, as of flowing water.

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[Middle English babelen.]

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babble

Verb

[-bling, -bled]

1. to talk in a quick, foolish, or muddled way

2. to make meaningless sounds: children first gurgle and babble at random

3. to disclose secrets carelessly

4. Literary (of streams) to make a low murmuring sound

Noun

1. muddled or foolish speech

2. a murmuring sound [probably imitative]

babbler n
babbling n

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Babble barbers collectively—Lipton, 1970

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	babble - gibberish resembling the sounds of a baby babbling, lallation gibber, gibberish - unintelligible talking
Verb	1.	babble - utter meaningless sounds, like a baby, or utter in an incoherent way; "The old man is only babbling--don't pay attention" mouth, speak, talk, verbalise, verbalize, utter - express in speech; "She talks a lot of nonsense"; "This depressed patient does not verbalize"
	2.	babble - to talk foolishly; "The two women babbled and crooned at the baby" blather, blether, blither, smatter blabber, palaver, piffle, prate, prattle, tattle, tittle-tattle, twaddle, gabble, gibber, blab, clack, maunder, chatter - speak (about unimportant matters) rapidly and incessantly
	3.	babble - flow in an irregular current with a bubbling noise; "babbling brooks" burble, guggle, gurgle, ripple, bubble sound, go - make a certain noise or sound; "She went `Mmmmm'"; "The gun went `bang'" gurgle - make sounds similar to gurgling water; "The baby gurgled with satisfaction when the mother tickled it"
	4.	babble - divulge confidential information or secrets; "Be careful--his secretary talks" babble out, blab, blab out, let the cat out of the bag, peach, spill the beans, tattle, talk, sing disclose, let on, divulge, expose, give away, let out, reveal, unwrap, discover, bring out, break - make known to the public information that was previously known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a secret; "The auction house would not disclose the price at which the van Gogh had sold"; "The actress won't reveal how old she is"; "bring out the truth"; "he broke the news to her"; "unwrap the evidence in the murder case" talk, spill - reveal information; "If you don't oblige me, I'll talk!"; "The former employee spilled all the details"

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babble

verb 1. gabble, chatter, gush, spout, waffle (informal), chiefly Brit. splutter, gaggle, burble, prattle, gibber, rabbit on Brit. (informal) jabber, prate, earbash Austral., N.Z. (slang)

verb 2. gurgle, lap, bubble, splash, murmur, ripple, burble, plash

noun 3. gabble, chatter, burble, prattle, blabber

noun 4. gibberish, waffle (informal), chiefly Brit. drivel, twaddle

Translations

babble [ˈbæbl] vi → farfullar

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babble [ˈbæbl] vi → babiller

n → babillage m

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babble [ˈbæbl] vi → schwatzen;

(baby) → plappern;

(brook) → plätschern

n a babble of voices → ein Stimmengewirr nt

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babble [ˈbæbl] vi → cianciare; mormorare

n → ciance fpl mormorio

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babble

v babble [ˈbӕbl]

1 to talk indistinctly or foolishly What are you babbling about now? babbel يُثَرثِر، يَتَكَلَّم بِحَماقَه бръщолевя žvanit vrøvle; ævle; plabre; sludre queaseln μουρμουρίζω ακατάληπτα murmullar, murmurar, barbotar lalisema ور زدن höpöttää bafouiller, bavarder לְפַטפֵּט, לְבַרְבֵּר बड़बड़ाना brbljati, blebetati gügyög mengoceh, mengobrol masa, þvæla balbettare, barbugliare ぺちゃくちゃしゃべる 서투른 말로 지껄이다 plepėti, taukšti pļāpāt; vāvuļot merapu kletsen bable, sludre, skravle paplać palrar a bolborosi; a trăncăni бормотать, болтать tárať brbljati brbljati babbla พูดเพ้อเจ้อ saçma sapan konuşmak, ağzında gevelemek 嘮叨 бурмотіти; базікати بک بک کرنا nói lảm nhảm 唠叨

2 to make a continuous and indistinct noise The stream babbled over the pebbles. kabbel يخرِّ (النهر) шумоля bublat klukke plätschern μουρμουρίζω, κελαρύζω murmullar vulisema شرشر کردن؛ قلقل کردن solista gazouiller קוֹל פִּכפּוּך कोलाहल žuboriti csobog gemericik niða mormorare さらさらと音をたてる 졸졸 소리내며 흐르다 čiurlenti čalot; burbuļot berdesir kabbelen klukke szemrać rumorejar a su­sura журчать bublať žuboreti žuboriti sorla ส่งเสียงเหมือนน้ำไหลผ่านก้อนหิน çağıldamak, şırıldamak (流水)潺潺作聲 дзюрчати غوں غاں کرنا rì rào （流水）潺潺作声

n

such talk or noises. gebabbel, gekabbel ثَرْثَره ، خَرير брътвеж blábol, bublání knever; snak; palaver das Gestammel,das Geplätscher μουρμουρητό, κελάρυσμα murmullo, barboteo lalin, vulin وراجی höpinä, solina babil(lage) פִּטפוּט, בִּרבּוּר बकवाद brbljanje, žubor gügyögés; csobogás ocehan, celoteh hjal, babl balbettio; mormorio おしゃべり 분명치 않은 말; 졸졸 흐르는 소리 tauškimas, čiurlenimas pļāpāšana; vāvuļošana; čalošana; burbuļošana percakapan yang merapu geklets, gekabbel babling, pludring paplanina, szmer tagarelice trăncăneală; bol­bo­roseală бормотание; журчание táranie; bublanie žuborenje, čebljanje, žvrgolenje brbljanje, žubor babbel, sorl การพูดเพ้อเจ้อหรือเสียงเหมือนน้ำไหลผ่านก้อนหิน gevezelik, boş lâf, çağıltı, şırıltı 胡言亂語 балаканина, базікання غوں غاں کا شور sự nói lảm nhảm; tiếng rì rào 胡言乱语