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- Dictionarybab·ble/ˈbab(ə)l/
verb
- 1. talk rapidly and continuously in a foolish, excited, or incomprehensible way: "they babbled on about their vacation" Similar
- 2. (of flowing water) make a continuous murmuring sound: "the shallow river babbled over smooth rocks" Similar
noun
- 1. the sound of people talking simultaneously: "the answers were difficult to hear amid the babble of conversation"
- 2. the continuous murmuring sound of flowing water: "the babble of a brook"
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The meaning of BABBLE is to talk enthusiastically or excessively. How to use babble in a sentence.
BABBLE definition: 1. to talk or say something in a quick, confused, excited, or silly way: 2. (of a stream) to make…. Learn more.
to talk idly, irrationally, excessively, or foolishly; chatter or prattle. Synonyms: blather, drivel, gabble, chitchat. to make a continuous, murmuring sound. Synonyms: burble, gurgle, murmur. verb (used with object) , bab·bled, bab·bling. to utter in an incoherent, foolish, or meaningless fashion. to reveal foolishly or thoughtlessly:
To babble is to talk on and on without a particular goal. It might drive you crazy when your little sister babbles endlessly about her favorite video game. Babble sounds like Babel, the Biblical tower where everyone was talking in their own language.
babble in British English. (ˈbæbəl ) verb. 1. to utter ( words, sounds, etc) in an incoherent or indistinct jumble. 2. (intransitive) to talk foolishly, incessantly, or irrelevantly. 3. (transitive) to disclose ( secrets, confidences, etc) carelessly or impulsively.
babble. ( ˈbæbəl) vb. 1. to utter (words, sounds, etc) in an incoherent or indistinct jumble. 2. ( intr) to talk foolishly, incessantly, or irrelevantly. 3. ( tr) to disclose (secrets, confidences, etc) carelessly or impulsively. 4. ( intr) (of streams, birds, etc) to make a low murmuring or bubbling sound. n.
Babble Definition. băbəl. babbled, babbles, babbling. Meanings. Synonyms. Sentences. Definition Source. Origin. Verb. Noun. Affix. Filter. verb. babbled, babbles, babbling. To utter a meaningless confusion of words or sounds. Babies babble before they can talk. American Heritage. To make incoherent sounds, as a baby does; prattle.
See synonyms for babble on Thesaurus.com verb (used without object), bab·bled, bab·bling. to utter sounds or words imperfectly, indistinctly, or without meaning.
BABBLE definition: to talk quickly in a way that is confused, silly, or has no meaning. Learn more.
[intransitive, transitive] babble (away/on) (something) to talk quickly in a way that is difficult to understand. They were all babbling away in a foreign language. I realized I was babbling like an idiot.
