Meaning

(intransitive) To utter words indistinctly or unintelligibly; to utter inarticulate sounds.

Definitions by Sense

1. (intransitive) To utter words indistinctly or unintelligibly; to utter inarticulate sounds
2. (intransitive) To talk incoherently; to utter meaningless words.
3. (intransitive) To talk too much; to chatter; to prattle.
4. (intransitive) To make a continuous murmuring noise, like shallow water running over stones.
5. (transitive) To utter in an indistinct or incoherent way; to repeat words or sounds in a childish way without understanding.
6. (transitive) To reveal; to give away (a secret).
7. Idle talk; senseless prattle.
8. Inarticulate speech; constant or confused murmur.

Example Sentences

The men were babbling, so we couldn't make sense of anything.

She babbled on for hours about the importance of some new gadget.

Radical rather than rhetorical, babble like an oracle

Hounds are said to babble, or to be babbling, when they are too noisy after having found a good scent.

In every babbling brook he finds a friend.

All this vvhile John had conn'd over ſuch a Catalogue of hard VVords, as vvere enough to conjure up the Devil; theſe he uſed to babble indifferently in all Companies, eſpecially at Coffee-houſes; ſo that his Neighbour Tradeſmen began to ſhun his Company as a Man that vvas crack'd.

This is mere moral babble.

Assassin's Creed gets described as "more than a game" and "a platform for meaningful exploration and reflection wrapped in the excitement of unforgettable gameplay"—which is executive babble, let's be honest.

Word Forms

• babbles
• babbling
• babbled

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When Should You Use Babble?

Use babble when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.

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