babble
11babble — I n. childish; confused; incessant babble II v. 1) to babble ceaselessly, incessantly 2) (B) he babbled a few words to her 3) (D; intr.) to babble about * * * [ bæb(ə)l] confused incessant babble incessantly (B) he babbled a few words to her (D;… …
12babble — {{11}}babble (n.) idle talk, c.1500, from BABBLE (Cf. babble) (v.). In 16c., commonly in reduplicated form bibble babble. {{12}}babble (v.) mid 13c., babeln to prattle, chatter, akin to other Western European words for stammering and prattling… …
13babble — 1. noun /bæb.əl/ a) Idle talk; senseless prattle; gabble; twaddle. , The babble of our young children. . b) Inarticulate speech, such as was used at the building the tower of Babel; constant or confused murmur …
14babble — [[t]bæ̱b(ə)l[/t]] babbles, babbling, babbled 1) VERB If someone babbles, they talk in a confused or excited way. [V on/away] Momma babbled on and on about how he was ruining me... They all babbled simultaneously... [V with quote] Er, hello,… …
15babble — I UK [ˈbæb(ə)l] / US verb Word forms babble : present tense I/you/we/they babble he/she/it babbles present participle babbling past tense babbled past participle babbled 1) a) [intransitive/transitive] to speak quickly in a way that other people… …
16babble — bab|ble1 [ˈbæbəl] v [Date: 1200 1300; Origin: Probably from the sound] 1.) [I and T] to speak quickly in a way that is difficult to understand or sounds silly ▪ I have no idea what he was babbling on about. 2.) to make a sound like water moving… …
17babble — bab|ble1 [ bæbl ] verb 1. ) intransitive or transitive to speak quickly in a way that other people cannot understand easily: He was babbling something about his mother. a ) to talk for a long time about things that are not interesting or… …
18babble — verb (babbled; babbling) Etymology: Middle English babelen, probably of imitative origin Date: 13th century intransitive verb 1. a. to talk enthusiastically or excessively b. to …
19babble — /bab euhl/, v., babbled, babbling, 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.… …
20babble — verb Babble is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑baby …
