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babble, v.
(babbled, babbles, babbling)
freq. cnt. 5

utter meaningless sounds, like a baby, or utter in an incoherent way
<verb.communication> freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 3

babble

sample sentences

"The old man is only babbling--don't pay attention"

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babbling babble babbler

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hypernym

speak, talk, mouth, utter, verbalize, verbalise

to talk foolishly
<verb.communication> freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 2

babble blather blether blither smatter

sample sentences

"The two women babbled and crooned at the baby"

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babbling babble babbler

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chatter, prattle, gabble, piffle, palaver, prate, tittle-tattle, twaddle, clack, maunder, blab, gibber, tattle, blabber

divulge confidential information or secrets
<verb.communication> freq. cnt.: 4 freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

babble babble out blab blab out let the cat out of the bag peach sing spill the beans talk tattle

sample sentences

"Be careful--his secretary talks"

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antonym

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disclose, reveal, expose, discover, give away, break, let out, let on, divulge, unwrap, bring out, uncover

verb group

flow in an irregular current with a bubbling noise
<verb.perception> freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

babble bubble burble guggle gurgle ripple

sample sentences

"babbling brooks"

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