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bab·ble

(băb′əl)

v.bab·bled,bab·bling,bab·bles

v.intr.

1. To utter a meaningless confusion of words or sounds:Babies babble before they can talk.

2. To talk foolishly or idly; chatter:"As I babbled on ... I did not notice that my parents, in the front seat, had fallen completely silent"(Oliver Sacks).

3. To make a continuous low, murmuring sound, as flowing water.

v.tr.

1. To utter rapidly and indistinctly:"Toward the end he babbled old stories, randomly cobbled together"(Julia Whitty).

2. To blurt out impulsively; disclose without careful consideration.

1. Inarticulate or meaningless talk or sounds.

2. Idle or foolish talk; chatter.

3. A continuous low, murmuring sound, as of flowing water.

[Middle Englishbabelen.]

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babble

(ˈbæbəl)

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

5.incoherent or foolish speech; chatter

6.a murmuring or bubbling sound

[C13: compare Dutchbabbelen, Swedishbabbla, Frenchbabiller to prattle, Latinbabulus fool; probably all of imitative origin]

ˈbabblementn

ˈbabblingn,adj

Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

bab•ble

(ˈbæb əl)

v.-bled, -bling,
n.v.i.

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.

v.t.

4. to utter in an incoherent or meaningless fashion.

5. to reveal foolishly or thoughtlessly: to babble a secret.

6. inarticulate or imperfect speech.

7. foolish or incoherent speech; prattle.

8. a murmuring sound or sounds.

[1200–50; Middle Englishbabelen, of expressive orig.; compare Middle Low Germanbabbelen]

bab′bler,n.

Babble

barberscollectively—Lipton, 1970

babble

Past participle:babbled
Gerund:babbling

Imperative
babble
babble

Present
I babble
you babble
he/she/it babbles
we babble
you babble
they babble

Preterite
I babbled
you babbled
he/she/it babbled
we babbled
you babbled
they babbled

Present Continuous
I am babbling
you are babbling
he/she/it is babbling
we are babbling
you are babbling
they are babbling

Present Perfect
I have babbled
you have babbled
he/she/it has babbled
we have babbled
you have babbled
they have babbled

Past Continuous
I was babbling
you were babbling
he/she/it was babbling
we were babbling
you were babbling
they were babbling

Past Perfect
I had babbled
you had babbled
he/she/it had babbled
we had babbled
you had babbled
they had babbled

Future
I will babble
you will babble
he/she/it will babble
we will babble
you will babble
they will babble

Future Perfect
I will have babbled
you will have babbled
he/she/it will have babbled
we will have babbled
you will have babbled
they will have babbled

Future Continuous
I will be babbling
you will be babbling
he/she/it will be babbling
we will be babbling
you will be babbling
they will be babbling

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been babbling
you have been babbling
he/she/it has been babbling
we have been babbling
you have been babbling
they have been babbling

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been babbling
you will have been babbling
he/she/it will have been babbling
we will have been babbling
you will have been babbling
they will have been babbling

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been babbling
you had been babbling
he/she/it had been babbling
we had been babbling
you had been babbling
they had been babbling

Conditional
I would babble
you would babble
he/she/it would babble
we would babble
you would babble
they would babble

Past Conditional
I would have babbled
you would have babbled
he/she/it would have babbled
we would have babbled
you would have babbled
they would have babbled

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Noun	1.	babble - gibberish resembling the sounds of a baby babbling,lallation gibber,gibberish - unintelligible talking
Verb	1.	babble - utter meaningless sounds, like a baby, or utter in an incoherent way; "The old man is only babbling--don't pay attention" mouth,speak,talk,verbalise,verbalize,utter - express in speech; "She talks a lot of nonsense"; "This depressed patient does not verbalize"
	2.	babble - to talk foolishly; "The two women babbled and crooned at the baby" blather,blether,blither,smatter blabber,palaver,piffle,prate,prattle,tattle,tittle-tattle,twaddle,gabble,gibber,blab,clack,maunder,chatter - speak (about unimportant matters) rapidly and incessantly
	3.	babble - flow in an irregular current with a bubbling noise; "babbling brooks" burble,guggle,gurgle,ripple,bubble sound,go - make a certain noise or sound; "She went `Mmmmm'"; "The gun went `bang'" gurgle - make sounds similar to gurgling water; "The baby gurgled with satisfaction when the mother tickled it"
	4.	babble - divulge confidential information or secrets; "Be careful--his secretary talks" babble out,blab,blab out,let the cat out of the bag,peach,spill the beans,tattle,talk,sing disclose,let on,divulge,expose,give away,let out,reveal,unwrap,discover,bring out,break - make known to the public information that was previously known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a secret; "The auction house would not disclose the price at which the van Gogh had sold"; "The actress won't reveal how old she is"; "bring out the truth"; "he broke the news to her"; "unwrap the evidence in the murder case" talk,spill - reveal information; "If you don't oblige me, I'll talk!"; "The former employee spilled all the details"

babble

verb

1.gabble,chatter,gush,spout,waffle(informal, chiefly Brit.),splutter,gaggle,burble,prattle,gibber,rabbit on(Brit. informal),jabber,prateThey all babbled simultaneously.

2.gurgle,lap,bubble,splash,murmur,ripple,burble,plasha brook babbling only yards from the door

noun

1.gabble,chatter,burble,prattle,blabberHe couldn't make himself heard above the babble.

2.gibberish,waffle(informal, chiefly Brit.),drivel,twaddlelots of babble about strategies and tactics

Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002

babble

verb

1.To talk rapidly, incoherently, or indistinctly:

blather,chatter,gabble,gibber,jabber,prate,prattle.

2.To talk volubly, persistently, and usually inconsequentially:

blabber,chatter,chitchat,clack,jabber,palaver,prate,prattle,rattle (on),run on.

Informal:go on,spiel.

Slang:gab,gas,jaw,yak.

Idioms:run off at the mouth,shoot the breeze.

noun

1.Unintelligible or foolish talk:

blather,blatherskite,double talk,gabble,gibberish,jabber,jabberwocky,jargon,nonsense,prate,prattle,twaddle.

2.Incessant and usually inconsequential talk:

blab,blabber,chat,chatter,chitchat,jabber,palaver,prate,prattle,small talk.

Slang:gab,gas,yak.

Translations

ثَرْثَره ، خَريريُثَرثِر، يَتَكَلَّم بِحَماقَهيخرِّ

blábolbubláníbublatžvanit

ævleklukkekneverpalaverplabre

babbeln Geplätscher Gestammel plätschern schwatzen

φλυαρώ

balbucir

babil babillage babiller bafouiller bavardage

csobogcsobogásgügyöggügyögés

hjal, bablmasa, òvælaniîa

chiacchiera chiacchierare mormorare mormorio

čiurlenimasčiurlentiplepėtitaukštitauškimas

burbuļošanaburbuļotčalošanačalotpļāpāšana

bable babling klukke pludring skravle

bublaniebublať

ağzında gevelemekboş lâfçağıldamakçağıltıgevezelik

唠叨喋喋不休潺潺作声胡言乱语

babble

[ˈbæbl]

A.N [of baby] →balbuceom; [of stream] →murmullom (=small talk) →chácharaf
a babble of voices arose →seoyó unmurmullo devoces

B.VI

1. [person] (=talk to excess) →parlotear; (=gossip) →chismorrear,cotillear

2. [baby] →balbucear; [stream] →murmurar

C.VT →decir balbuceando

babble awaybabble onVI + ADV →hablar sin parar

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

babble

[ˈbæb^əl]

[baby] →babiller

[person] (=speak at length) to babble on about sth →débiter desbanalités sur qch

n (=sound) [conversation] →bavardagem; [baby] →babillagem
a babble of voices →unbrouhaha devoixpsychobabble,techno-babble

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

babble

→Gemurmelnt;(of baby, excited person etc) →Geplappernt;babble (of voices) →Stimmengewirrnt

(of stream) →Murmelnnt no pl (liter), →Plätschernnt no pl

(person) →plappern,quasseln(inf);(baby) →plappern,lallen;don’tbabble, speak slowly →nicht soschnell,rede langsam;the other actress tended tobabble →die andereSchauspielerin neigte dazu, ihrenText herunterzurasseln

(stream) →murmeln(liter), →plätschern

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

babble

[ˈbæbl]

1.n (of voices) →mormorio; (of baby) →balbettio; (of stream) →gorgoglio; (foolish) →ciancefpl

2.vi (indistinctly) →farfugliare; (chatter) →cianciare; (baby) →balbettare; (stream) →gorgogliare

babble

(ˈbӕbl) verb

1. to talk indistinctly or foolishly.What are you babbling about now? babbel يُثَرثِر، يَتَكَلَّم بِحَماقَه бръщолевя tagarelar žvanit queaseln vrøvle; ævle; plabre; sludre μουρμουρίζω ακατάληπταmurmullar,murmurar,barbotar lalisema ور زدن lörpötelläbafouiller,bavarder לְפַטפֵּט, לְבַרְבֵּר बड़बड़ाना brbljati, blebetati gügyög mengoceh, mengobrol masa, þvælabalbettare,barbugliare ぺちゃくちゃしゃべる 서투른 말로 지껄이다 plepėti, taukšti pļāpāt; vāvuļot merapukletsenbable,sludre,skravlepaplać د ماشومانو په شان خبرې كول، پرتې ويل، اپلتې ويل palrar a bolborosi; a trăncăniбормотать,болтать tárať brbljati brbljati babbla พูดเพ้อเจ้อ saçma sapan konuşmak, ağzında gevelemek 胡言亂語，喃喃自語 бурмотіти; базікати بک بک کرنا nói lảm nhảm 唠叨，喋喋不休，胡言乱语

2. to make a continuous and indistinct noise.The stream babbled over the pebbles. kabbel يخرِّ (النهر) шумоля murmurar bublatplätschern klukkeμουρμουρίζω,κελαρύζωmurmullar vulisema شرشر کردن؛ قلقل کردن solistagazouiller קוֹל פִּכפּוּך कोलाहल žuboriti csobog gemericik niðamormorare さらさらと音をたてる 졸졸 소리내다 čiurlenti čalot; burbuļot berdesirkabbelenklukke szemrać په مسلسله توگه غالمغال او شورماشور جوړول rumorejar a susuraжурчать bublať žuboreti žuboriti sorla ส่งเสียงเหมือนน้ำไหลผ่านก้อนหิน çağıldamak, şırıldamak (流水)潺潺作聲 дзюрчати غوں غاں کرنا rì rào （流水）潺潺作声

noun

such talk or noises. gebabbel, gekabbel ثَرْثَره ، خَرير брътвеж tagarelice blábol, bublání das Gestammel, das Geplätscher knever; snak; palaverμουρμουρητό, κελάρυσμαmurmullo,barboteo lalin, vulin وراجی sorinababil(lage)פטפוט,ברבור बकवाद brbljanje, žubor gügyögés; csobogás ocehan, celoteh hjal, bablbalbettio;mormorio おしゃべり 분명치 않은 말 tauškimas, čiurlenimas pļāpāšana; vāvuļošana; čalošana; burbuļošana percakapan yang merapugeklets,gekabbelbabling,pludring paplanina,szmer اپلتي، تى خور ما شوم، كو چنى، وړوكى (شيدې خوړونكى) (مجازاړ) بې تجربې، ساده سړى tagarelice trăncăneală; bolborosealăбормотание;журчание táranie; bublanie žuborenje, čebljanje, žvrgolenje brbljanje, žubor babbel, sorl การพูดเพ้อเจ้อหรือเสียงเหมือนน้ำไหลผ่านก้อนหินgevezelik, boş lâf, çağıltı,şırıltı 胡言亂語 балаканина, базікання غوں غاں کا شور sự nói lảm nhảm; tiếng rì rào胡言乱语

babble

n. balbuceo;

v. balbucear.

babble

(ped) n balbuceo;vi balbucear

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