babbled; babbling
ˈba-b(ə-)liŋ 
1
a
: to talk enthusiastically or excessively
b
: to utter meaningless or unintelligible sounds
2
: to make sounds as though babbling
1
: to utter in an incoherently or meaninglessly repetitious manner
2
: to reveal by talk that is too free
Synonyms
Examples of babble in a Sentence
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.
Recent Examples on the Web
Babies babble and make faces and gestures, and the people who love them respond in kind.
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Jenny Gold, Los Angeles Times, 26 June 2024
Patiño woke up in a recovery room, groggy and babbling about his favorite Colombian soccer team.
—Zach Helfand, The New Yorker, 24 June 2024
Early signs that words could become intelligible include a baby babbling as if talking in sentences or combining certain sounds with facial expressions or gestures that indicate a child is trying express a specific frustration or desire.
—Daryl Austin, USA TODAY, 4 Feb. 2024
Doctors talk about patients who one day are babbling incoherently, and a week after a shot, are having conversations.
—Cal Matters, The Mercury News, 5 June 2024
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Jenny Gold, Los Angeles Times, 26 June 2024
Patiño woke up in a recovery room, groggy and babbling about his favorite Colombian soccer team.
—Zach Helfand, The New Yorker, 24 June 2024
Early signs that words could become intelligible include a baby babbling as if talking in sentences or combining certain sounds with facial expressions or gestures that indicate a child is trying express a specific frustration or desire.
—Daryl Austin, USA TODAY, 4 Feb. 2024
Doctors talk about patients who one day are babbling incoherently, and a week after a shot, are having conversations.
—Cal Matters, The Mercury News, 5 June 2024
See all Example Sentences for babble
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“Babble.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/babble. Accessed 4 Jul. 2024.
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