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BNC: 21453 COCA: 15475

babble

2 ENTRIES FOUND:
1 babble /ˈbæbəl/ verb
babbles; babbled; babbling
1 babble
/ˈbæbəl/
verb
babbles; babbled; babbling
Learner's definition of BABBLE
[no object]
: to talk foolishly or too much说蠢话;唠叨;喋喋不休地说
: to make speech sounds that do not make sense to the hearer含混不清地说;叽里咕噜地说
: to make the quiet sound of water flowing over rocks潺潺作响

— babbler

/ˈbæbəlɚ/ noun, plural babblers [count]
2 babble /ˈbæbəl/ noun
2 babble
/ˈbæbəl/
noun
Learner's definition of BABBLE
[noncount]
: the confusing sound of many people speaking at the same time嘈杂的人声
: talk that is silly or pointless废话;蠢话
: a quiet sound made by flowing water(流水的)潺潺声
BNC: 21453 COCA: 15475

babble

verb

bab·​ble ˈba-bəl How to pronounce babble (audio)
babbled; babbling ˈba-b(ə-)liŋ How to pronounce babble (audio)

intransitive verb

1
a
: to talk enthusiastically or excessively
b
: to utter meaningless or unintelligible sounds
2
: to make sounds as though babbling

transitive verb

1
: to utter in an incoherently or meaninglessly repetitious manner
2
: to reveal by talk that is too free
babble noun
babblement noun
babbler noun

Example Sentences

Pay no attention to her. She's just babbling. He'll babble on about sports all night if you let him. Her cousins were babbling in an unfamiliar dialect.
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Word History

Etymology

Middle English babelen, probably of imitative origin

First Known Use

13th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1a

Time Traveler
The first known use of babble was in the 13th century
BNC: 21453 COCA: 15475

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