as in prattle
unintelligible or meaningless talk
the baby's good-natured babble and random gurglings were cute, but not very helpful in determining what he wanted
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as in to chatter
to speak rapidly, inarticulately, and usually unintelligibly
in such a rush to tell us the news that she just babbled
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as in to chat
to engage in casual or rambling conversation
the little girls babbled contentedly for the whole ride home
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Recent Examples of babble
Lucille Sherman, Axios, 15 Oct. 2024
In another video, the family of four could be seen taking a ride in a golf cart filled with beach day supplies as Jupiter excitedly babbled in the background.
—Emma Aerin Becker, People.com, 4 Oct. 2024
Tucked away in the trees along the Oak Leaf Trail near the border of Milwaukee and Shorewood, Hubbard Park Lodge sits among the trees with the Milwaukee River babbling just beneath it.
—Rachel Bernhard, Journal Sentinel, 24 Sep. 2024
In another video, the family of four can be seen taking a ride in a golf cart filled with beach day supplies as Jupiter excitedly babbles in the background.
—Emma Aerin Becker, Peoplemag, 16 Sep. 2024
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Verb
My son, Birdie, is babbling, crawling, grinning at me with a sparkle in his eye and giving me slobbery kisses all day every day.
—Lucille Sherman, Axios, 15 Oct. 2024
In another video, the family of four could be seen taking a ride in a golf cart filled with beach day supplies as Jupiter excitedly babbled in the background.
—Emma Aerin Becker, People.com, 4 Oct. 2024
Tucked away in the trees along the Oak Leaf Trail near the border of Milwaukee and Shorewood, Hubbard Park Lodge sits among the trees with the Milwaukee River babbling just beneath it.
—Rachel Bernhard, Journal Sentinel, 24 Sep. 2024
In another video, the family of four can be seen taking a ride in a golf cart filled with beach day supplies as Jupiter excitedly babbles in the background.
—Emma Aerin Becker, Peoplemag, 16 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for babble
Noun
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She was getting winded on our walk, and her prattle was broken up by heavy breaths.Joshua Cohen, The New Yorker, 13 Oct. 2024
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The larcenous prattle is, in this sense, a typically Wiig-ian set piece: sunny, strained and flailing for dignity.Lili Loofbourow, Washington Post, 20 Mar. 2024
Verb
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All of this runs counter to the narrative — popular among Washington’s chattering class — that a young and restive crop of Democrats is clamoring to scrap the seniority system that’s guided the party’s committee-selection process for years.Mike Lillis, The Hill, 16 Dec. 2024
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However, the plethora of Monday night cocktail parties were as ever packed and the famous ‘Booze Alley’ was replete with attendees chattering late into the night (and early into the morning).Jake Kanter, Deadline, 24 Oct. 2024
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The bride learned of this change of plans ahead of the first look and immediately asked for a walkie-talkie to chat with Alex.Shelby Wax, Vogue, 16 Dec. 2024
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The two continued their playful competition, tossing darts and chatting more about the Earthshot Prize and its vision.Erin Hill, People.com, 14 Dec. 2024
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On the one hand, Amazon Autos strips away all that nonsense – find your car, handle the details online, pick it up, done.Chris Walton, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
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Others resorted to full-on screams, as layoffs in the industry charted record highs and developers found themselves under attack online for conspiratorial nonsense.Megan Farokhmanesh, WIRED, 20 Dec. 2024
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White had Raiders fans drooling with his Instagram posts, showing off his new body after an offseason spent in the gym.Tashan Reed, The Athletic, 23 July 2024
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But the saucier iterations are what viewers are drooling over on TikTok.Sabrina Weiss, People.com, 5 Dec. 2024
Verb
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Urge him to talk to a professional, either via one-on-one counseling or in an anger management support group online or in person.R. Eric Thomas, The Mercury News, 27 Dec. 2024
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But the way these guys are talking, don’t expect it.Colton Pouncy, The Athletic, 27 Dec. 2024
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But when the disheveled, withdrawn ex-friend shows up in the locker room gibbering about an evil spirit, Sam is mortified, impulsively knocking to the ground the grungy-looking Mason jar that Tamira has been carrying around.Dennis Harvey, Variety, 18 Sep. 2023
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For a while, police interest bent toward a Phud who had been warned he might be eliminated from the program, who had seemed almost exultant about the fire and gibbered gleefully about the media spotlight.New York Times, New York Times, 13 Apr. 2018
Verb
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The real question is whether a language itself has features that affect how its speakers think: Does conversing in Spanish for a month make objects seem more gendered?Manvir Singh, The New Yorker, 23 Dec. 2024
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What’s more, conversational AI can deliver a human-like experience, addressing candidates by name, accepting voice notes and even conversing in multiple languages.James Cochrane-Dyet, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
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“Babble.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/babble. Accessed 31 Dec. 2024.
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