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babble
English
Etymology
From Middle English babelen, from Old English *bæblian, also wæflian (“to talk foolishly”), from Proto-Germanic *babal?n? (“to chatter”), from Proto-Indo-European *b?a-b?a-, perhaps a reduplication of Proto-Indo-European *b?eh?- (“to say”), or a variant of Proto-Indo-European *baba- (“to talk vaguely, mumble”), or a merger of the two, possibly ultimately onomatopoetic/mimicry of infantile sounds. Cognate with Old Frisian babbelje (“to babble”), Old Norse babbla (“to babble”) (Swedish babbla), Middle Low German babbelen (“to babble”), Dutch babbelen (“to babble, chat”), German pappeln and babbeln (“to babble”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?bæb.l?/
- Rhymes: -æb?l
Verb
babble (third-person singular simple present babbles, present participle babbling, simple past and past participle babbled)
- (intransitive) To utter words indistinctly or unintelligibly; to utter inarticulate sounds
- (intransitive) To talk incoherently; to utter meaningless words.
- (intransitive) To talk too much; to chatter; to prattle.
- (intransitive) To make a continuous murmuring noise, like shallow water running over stones.
- 1815, William Wordsworth, Extracts from Descriptive Sketches
- In every babbling brook he finds a friend.
- 1815, William Wordsworth, Extracts from Descriptive Sketches
- (transitive) To utter in an indistinct or incoherent way; to repeat words or sounds in a childish way without understanding.
- 1712, John Arbuthnot, The History of John Bull
- These [words] he used to babble indifferently in all companies.
- 1712, John Arbuthnot, The History of John Bull
- (transitive) To reveal; to give away (a secret).
Translations
Noun
babble (usually uncountable, plural babbles)
- Idle talk; senseless prattle
- Synonyms: gabble, twaddle
- 1634, John Milton, Comus, a Mask, line 823:
- This is mere moral babble.
- Inarticulate speech; constant or confused murmur.
- 1871, Charles Darwin, The Descent of Man, and Selection in Relation to Sex
- The babble of our young children.
- 1871, Charles Darwin, The Descent of Man, and Selection in Relation to Sex
- A sound like that of water gently flowing around obstructions.
- ?, Alfred Tennyson, Mariana
- The babble of the stream.
- ?, Alfred Tennyson, Mariana
Synonyms
- See also Thesaurus:chatter
Hyponyms
Translations
See also
- babblement
- babblery
References
- babble in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
German
Verb
babble
- inflection of babbeln:
- first-person singular present
- first/third-person singular subjunctive I
- singular imperative
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bawble
English
Noun
bawble (plural bawbles)
- Archaic spelling of bauble.
- Misspelling of bauble.
Anagrams
- wabble
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