babble

//ˈbæb.əl//
B2Frequency Level 12Neutral
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Verb

babbleInfinitive
babblePresent tense
babbledPast tense
babbledPast participle
babblingPresent participle
babblesThird-person singular
1

To talk rapidly and continuously in a foolish, excited, or incomprehensible way.

The excited children babbled about their trip to the zoo.

2

To make the continuous murmuring sound of flowing water.

The brook babbled over the rocks.

3

(Of a baby) to make sounds that resemble speech but have no meaning.

The baby started to babble happily in her crib.

Noun

1

Foolish, excited, or confused talk that is difficult to understand.

I couldn't understand a word of his excited babble.

2

The continuous murmuring sound of water flowing over stones.

We sat by the stream, listening to the babble of water over the rocks.

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