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babble
[bab-uhl]
verb (used without object)
to utter sounds or words imperfectly, indistinctly, or without meaning.
to talk idly, irrationally, excessively, or foolishly; chatter or prattle.
Synonyms: , , ,to make a continuous, murmuring sound.
Synonyms: , ,
verb (used with object)
to utter in an incoherent, foolish, or meaningless fashion.
to reveal foolishly or thoughtlessly.
to babble a secret.
noun
inarticulate or imperfect speech.
foolish, meaningless, or incoherent speech; prattle.
a murmuring sound or a confusion of sounds.
Telecommunications.a confused mixture of extraneous sounds in a circuit, resulting from cross talk from other channels.
babble
/ ˈæə /
verb
to utter (words, sounds, etc) in an incoherent or indistinct jumble
(intr) to talk foolishly, incessantly, or irrelevantly
(tr) to disclose (secrets, confidences, etc) carelessly or impulsively
(intr) (of streams, birds, etc) to make a low murmuring or bubbling sound
noun
incoherent or foolish speech; chatter
a murmuring or bubbling sound
Other Word Forms
- outbabble verb (used with object)
- ˈԳ noun
- ˈԲ noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of babble1
Word History and Origins
Origin of babble1
Example Sentences
Meanwhile, the southern pied babbler does not, in fact, merely babble.
Standing at the mouth of the tunnel, the constant babble of cascading water dominates the senses.
In the end, loud as he is, however incessantly he babbles on, he may be overseeing a future “stillness,” if not at Appomattox, then across this planet itself.
Lutnick showed up on CBS' "Face the Nation" and babbled so incoherently about robots and manufacturing and "tiny screws" that you had to wonder if someone put something in his morning coffee.
He babbled on for quite a while on the subject of his "unfair" court cases and then said that the Supreme Court is also being intimidated:
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