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verb (used without object)
1.
to utter sounds or words imperfectly, indistinctly, or without meaning.
2.
to talk idly, irrationally, excessively, or foolishly; chatter or prattle.
3.
to make a continuous, murmuring sound.
verb (used with object)
4.
to utter in an incoherent, foolish, or meaningless fashion.
5.
to reveal foolishly or thoughtlessly: to babble a secret.
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Babbled
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| a chattering or flighty, light-headed person. |
| a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare. |
noun
6.
inarticulate or imperfect speech.
7.
foolish, meaningless, or incoherent speech; prattle.
8.
a murmuring sound or a confusion of sounds.
9.
babbling (def. 2).
10.
Telecommunications. a confused mixture of extraneous sounds in a circuit, resulting from cross talk from other channels. Compare cross talk (def. 1).
Origin:
1200–50; Middle English babelen; cognate with Old Norse babbla, Dutch babbelen, German pappelen
1200–50; Middle English babelen; cognate with Old Norse babbla, Dutch babbelen, German pappelen
Related forms
out·bab·ble, verb (used with object), out·bab·bled, out·bab·bling.
Synonyms
2. chitchat, gabble, drivel, blather. 3. murmur, gurgle, burble.
2. chitchat, gabble, drivel, blather. 3. murmur, gurgle, burble.
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