babble
v. chatter; mumble; gush, bubble n. chatter, prattle; muttering; gushing, bubbling | ||||
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Babble Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) |
Babble
(v. i.)
To utter words indistinctly or unintelligibly; to utter inarticulate sounds; as a child babbles.
(v. i.)
To utter in an indistinct or incoherent way; to repeat, as words, in a childish way without understanding.
(v. i.)
To talk much; to chatter; to prate.
(v. i.)
To talk incoherently; to utter unmeaning words.
(v. i.)
To make a continuous murmuring noise, as shallow water running over stones.
(v. i.)
To disclose by too free talk, as a secret.
(n.)
Inarticulate speech; constant or confused murmur.
(n.)
Idle talk; senseless prattle; gabble; twaddle.
(v. i.)
To utter words indistinctly or unintelligibly; to utter inarticulate sounds; as a child babbles.
(v. i.)
To utter in an indistinct or incoherent way; to repeat, as words, in a childish way without understanding.
(v. i.)
To talk much; to chatter; to prate.
(v. i.)
To talk incoherently; to utter unmeaning words.
(v. i.)
To make a continuous murmuring noise, as shallow water running over stones.
(v. i.)
To disclose by too free talk, as a secret.
(n.)
Inarticulate speech; constant or confused murmur.
(n.)
Idle talk; senseless prattle; gabble; twaddle.
| WordNet 2.0 |
babble
Noun
1. gibberish resembling the sounds of a baby
(synonym) babbling, lallation
(hypernym) gibberish, gibber
Verb
1. utter meaningless sounds, like a baby, or utter in an incoherent way; "The old man is only babbling--don't pay attention"
(hypernym) talk, speak, utter, mouth, verbalize, verbalise
(derivation) chatterer, babbler, prater, chatterbox, magpie, spouter
2. to talk foolishly; "The two women babbled and crooned at the baby"
(synonym) blather, smatter, blether, blither
(hypernym) chatter, piffle, palaver, prate, tittle-tattle, twaddle, clack, maunder, prattle, blab, gibber, tattle, blabber, gabble
(derivation) chatterer, babbler, prater, chatterbox, magpie, spouter
3. flow in an irregular current with a bubbling noise; "babbling brooks"
(synonym) ripple, guggle, burble, bubble, gurgle
(hypernym) sound, go
(verb-group) gurgle
4. divulge confidential information or secrets; "Be careful--his secretary talks"
(synonym) spill the beans, let the cat out of the bag, talk, tattle, blab, peach, sing, babble out, blab out
(hypernym) disclose, let on, bring out, reveal, discover, expose, divulge, impart, break, give away, let out
(verb-group) spill, talk
Noun
1. gibberish resembling the sounds of a baby
(synonym) babbling, lallation
(hypernym) gibberish, gibber
Verb
1. utter meaningless sounds, like a baby, or utter in an incoherent way; "The old man is only babbling--don't pay attention"
(hypernym) talk, speak, utter, mouth, verbalize, verbalise
(derivation) chatterer, babbler, prater, chatterbox, magpie, spouter
2. to talk foolishly; "The two women babbled and crooned at the baby"
(synonym) blather, smatter, blether, blither
(hypernym) chatter, piffle, palaver, prate, tittle-tattle, twaddle, clack, maunder, prattle, blab, gibber, tattle, blabber, gabble
(derivation) chatterer, babbler, prater, chatterbox, magpie, spouter
3. flow in an irregular current with a bubbling noise; "babbling brooks"
(synonym) ripple, guggle, burble, bubble, gurgle
(hypernym) sound, go
(verb-group) gurgle
4. divulge confidential information or secrets; "Be careful--his secretary talks"
(synonym) spill the beans, let the cat out of the bag, talk, tattle, blab, peach, sing, babble out, blab out
(hypernym) disclose, let on, bring out, reveal, discover, expose, divulge, impart, break, give away, let out
(verb-group) spill, talk
| Australian Slang |
Babbling brook
cook
cook
| GLOSSARY OF ESOTERIC WORDS |
Babble
1. Tell (foolishly), prate, utter, prate about.
2. Blab, let out, blab about (hither and thither).
1. Tell (foolishly), prate, utter, prate about.
2. Blab, let out, blab about (hither and thither).
| hEnglish - advanced version |
babble
babble
\bab"ble\, v. i.
1. to utter in an indistinct or incoherent way; to repeat, as words, in a childish way without understanding. these [words] he used to babble in all companies.
2. to disclose by too free talk, as a secret.
babble
\bab"ble\, n. 1. idle talk; senseless prattle; gabble; twaddle. "this is mere moral babble."
2. inarticulate speech; constant or confused murmur. the babble of our young children. the babble of the stream.
babble
\bab"ble\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. babbled (&?;);p. pr. & vb. n. babbling.] [cf.lg. babbeln, d. babbelen, g. bappeln, bappern, f. babiller, it. babbolare; prob. orig., to keep saying ba, imitative of a child learning to talk.] 1. to utter words indistinctly or unintelligibly; to utter inarticulate sounds; as, a child babbles.
2. to talk incoherently; to utter unmeaning words.
3. to talk much; to chatter; to prate.
4. to make a continuous murmuring noise, as shallow water running over stones. in every babbling he finds a friend.
note: hounds are said to babble, or to be babbling, when they are too noisy after having found a good scent.
similar words(2)
babble out
bibble-babble
babble
\bab"ble\, v. i.
1. to utter in an indistinct or incoherent way; to repeat, as words, in a childish way without understanding. these [words] he used to babble in all companies.
2. to disclose by too free talk, as a secret.
babble
\bab"ble\, n. 1. idle talk; senseless prattle; gabble; twaddle. "this is mere moral babble."
2. inarticulate speech; constant or confused murmur. the babble of our young children. the babble of the stream.
babble
\bab"ble\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. babbled (&?;);p. pr. & vb. n. babbling.] [cf.lg. babbeln, d. babbelen, g. bappeln, bappern, f. babiller, it. babbolare; prob. orig., to keep saying ba, imitative of a child learning to talk.] 1. to utter words indistinctly or unintelligibly; to utter inarticulate sounds; as, a child babbles.
2. to talk incoherently; to utter unmeaning words.
3. to talk much; to chatter; to prate.
4. to make a continuous murmuring noise, as shallow water running over stones. in every babbling he finds a friend.
note: hounds are said to babble, or to be babbling, when they are too noisy after having found a good scent.
similar words(2)
babble out
bibble-babble
| Concise English-Irish Dictionary v. 1.1 |
babble
bheith ag cabaireacht
bheith ag cabaireacht
| English Phonetics |
| JM Welsh <=> English Dictionary |
Baldorddi
Baldorddi = v. to babble, to tattle
Baldorddi = v. to babble, to tattle
Bragaldian
Bragaldian = v. to babble
Brygawthan
Brygawthan = v. to babble, or prate
Clepian
Clepian = v. to babble, to clack
Lolio
Lolio = v. to babble
Babble Definition from Science & Technology Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Telecommunication Standard Terms |
babble
In transmission systems, the aggregate of crosstalk induced in a given line by all other lines.
In transmission systems, the aggregate of crosstalk induced in a given line by all other lines.
| RF Electronics |
Babble
Undesired and unintelligible signals inadvertently imposed on a desired audio signal.
Undesired and unintelligible signals inadvertently imposed on a desired audio signal.
Babble Definition from Society & Culture Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Environmental Engineering (English ver.) |
BABBLE
to make a continuous low, murmuring sound, as flowing water.
to make a continuous low, murmuring sound, as flowing water.
Babble Definition from Arts & Humanities Dictionaries & Glossaries
| English-Latin Online Dictionary |
babble
garrio
garrio
Babble Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Wikipedia English - The Free Encyclopedia |
Babbling
Babbling is a stage in child language acquisition, during which an infant appears to be experimenting with uttering sounds of language, but not yet producing any recognizable words. (Crucially, the larynx or voicebox, originally high in the throat to let the baby breathe while swallowing, descends during 'the first year of life', allowing a pharynx to develop and all the sounds of human speech to be formed ). Babbling begins at approximately 5 to 7 months of age, when a baby's noises begin to sound like phonemes. Infants begin to produce recognizable words usually around 12 months, though babbling may continue for some time afterward.
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