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Babbling

verb
Word Frequency: 0.7

Definitions

1.verbTo utter words indistinctly or unintelligibly; to utter inarticulate sounds
"The men were babbling, so we couldn't make sense of anything."
2.verbTo talk incoherently; to utter meaningless words.
3.verbTo talk too much; to chatter; to prattle.
4.verbTo make a continuous murmuring noise, like shallow water running over stones.
"Hounds are said to babble, or to be babbling, when they are too noisy after having found a good scent."
5.verbTo utter in an indistinct or incoherent way; to repeat words or sounds in a childish way without understanding.
6.verbTo reveal; to give away (a secret).
7.nounA stage in child language acquisition, during which an infant appears to be experimenting with uttering sounds of language, but not yet producing any recognizable words
8.nounSounds produced by infant during the babbling period
9.nounIdle senseless talk; prattle.
10.nounA confused murmur, as of a stream.

Synonyms

volublejabberingblatheringblitheringgabblingchattingcooingbaby talkbibblebabbleyabblebabble-wordblabbering

Rhymes With

scrabblingcaballingstablinggabblingdabblingcablingrabblingdrabbling
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