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to babble
01
to make random, meaningless sounds
Intransitive
Grammatical Information
Action verb
Regular
Present tense
babble
3rd person singular
babbles
Past simple
babbled
Past participle
babbled
Examples
The baby babbled happily, creating a stream of adorable but unintelligible sounds.
02
to talk rapidly and incoherently, often without making much sense
Intransitive: to babble about sth
Examples
After a few drinks, he began to babble about his grand plans for the future.
03
to unintentionally disclose secrets or confidential information due to careless or indiscreet talk
Transitive: to babble secrets or confidential information
Examples
She babbled the details of the surprise party to her sister, forgetting that it was meant to be a secret.
04
(of water) to flow or move with a gentle, murmuring, or bubbling sound, often over rocks or obstacles
Intransitive
Examples
The small creek babbled as it meandered through the forest.
Babble
01
speech that is meaningless, incoherent, or unintelligible
Grammatical Information
Animacy status
Inanimate
Plural form
babbles
Examples
The baby's first words were little more than babble.
Lexical Tree
babbler
babbling
babble
